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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
NoteE♭F♭G♭GB𝄫C♭D♭
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 15Fb2Gb2G2Bbb2Cb3Db3Eb3Fb3Gb3G3Bbb2Cb3Db3Eb3Fb3Gb3G3Bbb3Cb4Eb3Fb3Gb3G3Bbb3Cb4Db4Eb4Fb4G3Bbb3Cb4Db4Eb4Fb4Gb4G4Bbb4Cb4Db4Eb4Fb4Gb4G4Bbb4Cb5Db5Fb4Gb4G4Bbb4Cb5Db5Eb5Fb5Gb5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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E♭ altered scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b61b2b33b5b6b71b23b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b7b2b33b5b6b71b2b336E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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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 1 to 5b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b56E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 16 notes
    E♭ altered, position 2, frets 4 to 8b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b66E25A24D33G32B31E445678
      Position 2: frets 4–8, 15 notes
      E♭ altered, position 3, frets 6 to 10b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 15 notes
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        E♭ altered, position 4, frets 8 to 12b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          E♭ altered, position 5, frets 11 to 141b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b36E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–14, 16 notes

            Triads in E♭ altered

            DegreeChordPages
            1E♭dimD♯ diminished arpeggio
            1E♭augE♭ augmented arpeggio
            ♭2F♭mE minor arpeggio
            ♭3G♭mF♯ minor arpeggio
            3GaugG augmented arpeggio
            ♭5B𝄫A major arpeggio
            ♭6C♭B major arpeggio
            ♭6C♭augB augmented arpeggio
            ♭7D♭dimC♯ diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in E♭ altered

            DegreeChordPages
            1E♭m7♭5D♯m7♭5 arpeggio · D♯m7♭5 drop 2 · D♯m7♭5 drop 3 · D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            1E♭–
            1E♭–
            ♭2F♭m(maj7)Em(maj7) arpeggio
            ♭3G♭m7F♯m7 arpeggio · F♯m7 drop 2 · F♯m7 drop 3 · F♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            3G–
            ♭5B𝄫7A7 arpeggio · A7 drop 2 · A7 drop 3 · A7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭5B𝄫–
            ♭6C♭7B7 arpeggio · B7 drop 2 · B7 drop 3 · B7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6C♭–
            ♭7D♭m7♭5C♯m7♭5 arpeggio · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 · C♯m7♭5 drop 3 · C♯m7♭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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