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C♯ altered scale on guitar

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

C♯ altered: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteC♯DEE♯GAB
Degree1♭2♭33♭5♭6♭7
Step1212222

C♯ altered on the whole neck

Every C♯ 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".

C♯ altered scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2E#2G2A2B2C#3D3E3E#3G3A2B2C#3D3E3E#3G3A3B3D3E3E#3G3A3B3C#4D4E4E#4G3A3B3C#4D4E4E#4G4A4B3C#4D4E4E#4G4A4B4C#5D5E4E#4G4A4B4C#5D5E5E#5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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C♯ altered scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b7b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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C♯ altered in 5 positions

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

C♯ altered, position 1, frets 2 to 6b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b66E25A24D33G32B31E423456
    Position 1: frets 2–6, 15 notes
    C♯ altered, position 2, frets 4 to 8b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E445678
      Position 2: frets 4–8, 15 notes
      C♯ altered, position 3, frets 6 to 10b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        C♯ altered, position 4, frets 9 to 121b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b36E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
          Position 4: frets 9–12, 16 notes
          C♯ altered, position 5, frets 11 to 15b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b56E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–15, 16 notes

            Triads in C♯ altered

            DegreeChordPages
            1C♯dimC♯ diminished arpeggio
            1C♯augD♭ augmented arpeggio
            ♭2DmD minor arpeggio
            ♭3EmE minor arpeggio
            3E♯augF augmented arpeggio
            ♭5GG major arpeggio
            ♭6AA major arpeggio
            ♭6AaugA augmented arpeggio
            ♭7BdimB diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in C♯ altered

            DegreeChordPages
            1C♯m7♭5C♯m7♭5 arpeggio · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 · C♯m7♭5 drop 3 · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            1C♯–
            1C♯–
            ♭2Dm(maj7)Dm(maj7) arpeggio
            ♭3Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4
            3E♯–
            ♭5G7G7 arpeggio · G7 drop 2 · G7 drop 3 · G7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭5G–
            ♭6A7A7 arpeggio · A7 drop 2 · A7 drop 3 · A7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6A–
            ♭7Bm7♭5Bm7♭5 arpeggio · Bm7♭5 drop 2 · Bm7♭5 drop 3 · Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

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