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E altered scale on guitar

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

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

E altered on the whole neck

Every E 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".

E altered scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2G2G#2Bb2C3D3E3F3G3Bb2C3D3E3F3G3G#3Bb3C4D3E3F3G3G#3Bb3C4D4E4F4G3G#3Bb3C4D4E4F4G4G#4Bb4C4D4E4F4G4G#4Bb4C5D5E4F4G4G#4Bb4C5D5E5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E altered
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E altered scale, degrees, frets 0 to 151b2b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b36E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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E altered in 5 positions

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

E altered, position 1, frets 0 to 31b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b36E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–3, 16 notes
    E altered, position 2, frets 2 to 6b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b56E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 16 notes
      E altered, position 3, frets 5 to 9b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b66E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 15 notes
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        E altered, position 4, frets 7 to 11b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 15 notes
          E altered, position 5, frets 9 to 13b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–13, 17 notes

            Triads in E altered

            DegreeChordPages
            1EdimE diminished arpeggio
            1EaugE augmented arpeggio
            ♭2FmF minor arpeggio
            ♭3GmG minor arpeggio
            3G♯augA♭ augmented arpeggio
            ♭5B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            ♭6CC major arpeggio
            ♭6CaugC augmented arpeggio
            ♭7DdimD diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in E altered

            DegreeChordPages
            1Em7♭5Em7♭5 arpeggio · Em7♭5 drop 2 · Em7♭5 drop 3 · Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            1E–
            1E–
            ♭2Fm(maj7)Fm(maj7) arpeggio
            ♭3Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4
            3G♯–
            ♭5B♭7B♭7 arpeggio · B♭7 drop 2 · B♭7 drop 3 · B♭7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭5B♭–
            ♭6C7C7 arpeggio · C7 drop 2 · C7 drop 3 · C7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6C–
            ♭7Dm7♭5Dm7♭5 arpeggio · Dm7♭5 drop 2 · Dm7♭5 drop 3 · Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

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