Guitar · scales and modes # 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. | Note | F | G♭ | A♭ | A | C♭ | D♭ | E♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭2 | ♭3 | 3 | ♭5 | ♭6 | ♭7 | | Step | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ## 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 Note names F altered 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. Position 1: frets 1–4, 16 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 16 notes Position 3: frets 6–10, 15 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 15 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes ## Triads in F altered | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Fdim | [F diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-diminished) | | 1 | Faug | [F augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-augmented) | | ♭2 | G♭m | [F♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-minor) | | ♭3 | A♭m | [G♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-minor) | | 3 | Aaug | [A augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-augmented) | | ♭5 | C♭ | [B major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-major) | | ♭6 | D♭ | [D♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-major) | | ♭6 | D♭aug | [D♭ augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-augmented) | | ♭7 | E♭dim | [D♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in F altered | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Fm7♭5 | [Fm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7b5) · [Fm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-2) · [Fm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-3) · [Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 1 | F | – | | 1 | F | – | | ♭2 | G♭m(maj7) | [F♯m(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-mmaj7) | | ♭3 | A♭m7 | [G♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7) · [G♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [G♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [G♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | A | – | | ♭5 | C♭7 | [B7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b7) · [B7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-2) · [B7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-3) · [B7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭5 | C♭ | – | | ♭6 | D♭7 | [D♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db7) · [D♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/db7-drop-2) · [D♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/db7-drop-3) · [D♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/db7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭6 | D♭ | – | | ♭7 | E♭m7♭5 | [D♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-m7b5) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of F altered, starting from another root. - [F♯ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-melodic-minor) - [B Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-altered) - 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 F altered in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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