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D altered scale on guitar

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

D altered: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteDE♭FF♯A♭B♭C
Degree1♭2♭33♭5♭6♭7
Step1212222

D altered on the whole neck

Every D 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".

D altered scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2F#2Ab2Bb2C3D3Eb3F3F#3Bb2C3D3Eb3F3F#3Ab3Bb3C4D3Eb3F3F#3Ab3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4Ab3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4F#4Ab4Bb4C4D4Eb4F4F#4Ab4Bb4C5D5F4F#4Ab4Bb4C5D5Eb5F5F#56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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D altered scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15b33b5b6b71b2b33b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b33b5b6b71b2b336E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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D altered in 5 positions

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

D altered, position 1, frets 0 to 4b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b56E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 16 notes
    D altered, position 2, frets 3 to 7b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b66E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 15 notes
      D altered, position 3, frets 5 to 9b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 15 notes
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        D altered, position 4, frets 7 to 11b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          D altered, position 5, frets 10 to 131b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b36E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–13, 16 notes

            Triads in D altered

            DegreeChordPages
            1DdimD diminished arpeggio
            1DaugD augmented arpeggio
            ♭2E♭mE♭ minor arpeggio
            ♭3FmF minor arpeggio
            3F♯augG♭ augmented arpeggio
            ♭5A♭A♭ major arpeggio
            ♭6B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            ♭6B♭augB♭ augmented arpeggio
            ♭7CdimC diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in D altered

            DegreeChordPages
            1Dm7♭5Dm7♭5 arpeggio · Dm7♭5 drop 2 · Dm7♭5 drop 3 · Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            1D–
            1D–
            ♭2E♭m(maj7)E♭m(maj7) arpeggio
            ♭3Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4
            3F♯–
            ♭5A♭7A♭7 arpeggio · A♭7 drop 2 · A♭7 drop 3 · A♭7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭5A♭–
            ♭6B♭7B♭7 arpeggio · B♭7 drop 2 · B♭7 drop 3 · B♭7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6B♭–
            ♭7Cm7♭5Cm7♭5 arpeggio · Cm7♭5 drop 2 · Cm7♭5 drop 3 · Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

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