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F altered scale on guitar

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

F altered: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteFG♭A♭AC♭D♭E♭
Degree1♭2♭33♭5♭6♭7
Step1212222

F altered on the whole neck

Every F 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".

F altered scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2Gb2Ab2A2Cb3Db3Eb3F3Gb3A2Cb3Db3Eb3F3Gb3Ab3A3Cb4Eb3F3Gb3Ab3A3Cb4Db4Eb4F4Ab3A3Cb4Db4Eb4F4Gb4Ab4A4Cb4Db4Eb4F4Gb4Ab4A4Cb5Db5F4Gb4Ab4A4Cb5Db5Eb5F5Gb56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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F altered scale, degrees, frets 0 to 151b2b33b5b6b71b23b5b6b71b2b33b5b71b2b33b5b6b71b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b61b2b33b5b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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Degrees

F altered in 5 positions

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

F altered, position 1, frets 1 to 41b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b36E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 1–4, 16 notes
    F altered, position 2, frets 3 to 7b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b56E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 16 notes
      F altered, position 3, frets 6 to 10b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b66E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 15 notes
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        F altered, position 4, frets 8 to 12b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 15 notes
          F altered, position 5, frets 10 to 14b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in F altered

            DegreeChordPages
            1FdimF diminished arpeggio
            1FaugF augmented arpeggio
            ♭2G♭mF♯ minor arpeggio
            ♭3A♭mG♯ minor arpeggio
            3AaugA augmented arpeggio
            ♭5C♭B major arpeggio
            ♭6D♭D♭ major arpeggio
            ♭6D♭augD♭ augmented arpeggio
            ♭7E♭dimD♯ diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in F altered

            DegreeChordPages
            1Fm7♭5Fm7♭5 arpeggio · Fm7♭5 drop 2 · Fm7♭5 drop 3 · Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            1F–
            1F–
            ♭2G♭m(maj7)F♯m(maj7) arpeggio
            ♭3A♭m7G♯m7 arpeggio · G♯m7 drop 2 · G♯m7 drop 3 · G♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            3A–
            ♭5C♭7B7 arpeggio · B7 drop 2 · B7 drop 3 · B7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭5C♭–
            ♭6D♭7D♭7 arpeggio · D♭7 drop 2 · D♭7 drop 3 · D♭7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6D♭–
            ♭7E♭m7♭5D♯m7♭5 arpeggio · D♯m7♭5 drop 2 · D♯m7♭5 drop 3 · D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

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