B Altered (super Locrian)
The 7th mode of melodic minor; every dominant degree except the root and 3rd is altered.
Octaves
Musical context
How the scale relates to the chord, mode, key and progression.
Theory
General info
- Name
- B Altered (super Locrian)
- Family
- Melodic scales
- Note count
- 7
- Step formula
- H – W – H – W – W – W – W
- Numeric formula
- 0-1-2-1-2-2-2-2
Notes & degrees
1Broot
b2Cminor 2nd
#2Daug 2nd
3D#major 3rd
b5Fdim 5th
#5Gaug 5th
b7Aminor 7th
Construction
- Overview
- The 7th mode of melodic minor; every dominant degree except the root and 3rd is altered.
- Application in music
- The seventh degree of melodic minor. Sits over V7alt (b9, #9, b5, #5).
- Interval formula
- BHCWDHD#WFWGWA
Chords by degree
Tensions & resolutions
Stable degrees
IBnominal centretonic
IIID#defines modal qualitythird
Typical resolutions & tensions
IBB
IICC
Scale degree 2 may descend to tonic; the motion is especially close when degree 2 is lowered.
This scale on guitar 🎸
See how B Altered (super Locrian) looks on guitar.
Circle of fifths
The major key on the same tonic and its neighbouring keys on the circle of fifths.
Connections
Practice
Keyboard Trainer
Reinforce it in practice — play and name notes on the interactive keyboard.