Guitar · scales and modes # 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. | Note | E | F | G | G♯ | B♭ | C | D | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭2 | ♭3 | 3 | ♭5 | ♭6 | ♭7 | | Step | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ## 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 Note names E altered Degrees ## 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. Position 1: frets 0–3, 16 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 16 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 15 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 15 notes Position 5: frets 9–13, 17 notes ## Triads in E altered | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Edim | [E diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-diminished) | | 1 | Eaug | [E augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-augmented) | | ♭2 | Fm | [F minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-minor) | | ♭3 | Gm | [G minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-minor) | | 3 | G♯aug | [A♭ augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab-augmented) | | ♭5 | B♭ | [B♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-major) | | ♭6 | C | [C major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-major) | | ♭6 | Caug | [C augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-augmented) | | ♭7 | Ddim | [D diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in E altered | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Em7♭5 | [Em7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7b5) · [Em7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2) · [Em7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-3) · [Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 1 | E | – | | 1 | E | – | | ♭2 | Fm(maj7) | [Fm(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fmmaj7) | | ♭3 | Gm7 | [Gm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7) · [Gm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2) · [Gm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-3) · [Gm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | G♯ | – | | ♭5 | B♭7 | [B♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb7) · [B♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-2) · [B♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-3) · [B♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭5 | B♭ | – | | ♭6 | C7 | [C7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c7) · [C7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c7-drop-2) · [C7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c7-drop-3) · [C7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭6 | C | – | | ♭7 | Dm7♭5 | [Dm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7b5) · [Dm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2) · [Dm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-3) · [Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of E altered, starting from another root. - [F melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-melodic-minor) - [B♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian-dominant) ## Altered in every key - [C altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-altered) - [C♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-altered) - [D altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-altered) - [E♭ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-altered) - E altered - [F altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-altered) - [F♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-altered) - [G altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-altered) - [G♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-altered) - [A altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-altered) - [B♭ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-altered) - [B altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-altered) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice E altered in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-altered:4:ladder:p1)