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B altered scale on guitar

B altered has 7 notes: B, C, D, D♯, F, G, A. Also called super Locrian. Mode 7 of melodic minor; the default scale over altered dominant chords.

B altered: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteBCDD♯FGA
Degree1♭2♭33♭5♭6♭7
Step1212222

B altered on the whole neck

Every B altered note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

B altered scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2A2B2C3D3D#3F3G3A2B2C3D3D#3F3G3A3B3C4D3D#3F3G3A3B3C4D4D#4F4G3A3B3C4D4D#4F4G4A4B3C4D4D#4F4G4A4B4C5D5F4G4A4B4C5D5D#5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B altered
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B altered scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b66E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B altered
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B altered in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a B falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

B altered, position 1, frets 0 to 4b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b66E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 15 notes
    B altered, position 2, frets 2 to 6b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 15 notes
      B altered, position 3, frets 4 to 8b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E445678
        Position 3: frets 4–8, 17 notes
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        B altered, position 4, frets 7 to 101b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b36E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–10, 16 notes
          B altered, position 5, frets 9 to 13b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b56E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–13, 16 notes

            Triads in B altered

            DegreeChordPages
            1BdimB diminished arpeggio
            1BaugB augmented arpeggio
            ♭2CmC minor arpeggio
            ♭3DmD minor arpeggio
            3D♯augE♭ augmented arpeggio
            ♭5FF major arpeggio
            ♭6GG major arpeggio
            ♭6GaugG augmented arpeggio
            ♭7AdimA diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in B altered

            DegreeChordPages
            1Bm7♭5Bm7♭5 arpeggio · Bm7♭5 drop 2 · Bm7♭5 drop 3 · Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            1B–
            1B–
            ♭2Cm(maj7)Cm(maj7) arpeggio
            ♭3Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4
            3D♯–
            ♭5F7F7 arpeggio · F7 drop 2 · F7 drop 3 · F7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭5F–
            ♭6G7G7 arpeggio · G7 drop 2 · G7 drop 3 · G7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6G–
            ♭7Am7♭5Am7♭5 arpeggio · Am7♭5 drop 2 · Am7♭5 drop 3 · Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of B altered, starting from another root.

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