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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
NoteB♭C♭D♭DF♭G♭A♭
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 15Fb2Gb2Ab2Bb2Cb3Db3D3Fb3Gb3Bb2Cb3Db3D3Fb3Gb3Ab3Bb3Cb4D3Fb3Gb3Ab3Bb3Cb4Db4D4Fb4Ab3Bb3Cb4Db4D4Fb4Gb4Ab4Bb4Cb4Db4D4Fb4Gb4Ab4Bb4Cb5Db5D5Fb4Gb4Ab4Bb4Cb5Db5D5Fb5Gb56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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B♭ altered scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15b5b6b71b2b33b5b61b2b33b5b6b71b23b5b6b71b2b33b5b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b66E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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Degrees

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 1 to 5b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 15 notes
    B♭ altered, position 2, frets 3 to 7b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      B♭ altered, position 3, frets 6 to 91b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b36E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–9, 16 notes
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        B♭ altered, position 4, frets 8 to 12b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b56E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 16 notes
          B♭ altered, position 5, frets 11 to 15b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b66E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–15, 15 notes

            Triads in B♭ altered

            DegreeChordPages
            1B♭dimB♭ diminished arpeggio
            1B♭augB♭ augmented arpeggio
            ♭2C♭mB minor arpeggio
            ♭3D♭mC♯ minor arpeggio
            3DaugD augmented arpeggio
            ♭5F♭E major arpeggio
            ♭6G♭F♯ major arpeggio
            ♭6G♭augG♭ augmented arpeggio
            ♭7A♭dimG♯ diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in B♭ altered

            DegreeChordPages
            1B♭m7♭5B♭m7♭5 arpeggio · B♭m7♭5 drop 2 · B♭m7♭5 drop 3 · B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            1B♭–
            1B♭–
            ♭2C♭m(maj7)Bm(maj7) arpeggio
            ♭3D♭m7C♯m7 arpeggio · C♯m7 drop 2 · C♯m7 drop 3 · C♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            3D–
            ♭5F♭7E7 arpeggio · E7 drop 2 · E7 drop 3 · E7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭5F♭–
            ♭6G♭7F♯7 arpeggio · F♯7 drop 2 · F♯7 drop 3 · F♯7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6G♭–
            ♭7A♭m7♭5G♯m7♭5 arpeggio · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 · G♯m7♭5 drop 3 · G♯m7♭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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