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".
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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.
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Triads in F♯ altered
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F♯dim | F♯ diminished arpeggio |
| 1 | F♯aug | G♭ augmented arpeggio |
| ♭2 | Gm | G minor arpeggio |
| ♭3 | Am | A minor arpeggio |
| 3 | A♯aug | B♭ augmented arpeggio |
| ♭5 | C | C major arpeggio |
| ♭6 | D | D major arpeggio |
| ♭6 | Daug | D augmented arpeggio |
| ♭7 | Edim | E diminished arpeggio |
Seventh chords in F♯ altered
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F♯m7♭5 | F♯m7♭5 arpeggio · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 · F♯m7♭5 drop 3 · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
| 1 | F♯ | – |
| 1 | F♯ | – |
| ♭2 | Gm(maj7) | Gm(maj7) arpeggio |
| ♭3 | Am7 | Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 3 | A♯ | – |
| ♭5 | C7 | C7 arpeggio · C7 drop 2 · C7 drop 3 · C7 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♭5 | C | – |
| ♭6 | D7 | D7 arpeggio · D7 drop 2 · D7 drop 3 · D7 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♭6 | D | – |
| ♭7 | Em7♭5 | Em7♭5 arpeggio · Em7♭5 drop 2 · Em7♭5 drop 3 · Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
Same notes, other names
These scales use exactly the notes of F♯ altered, starting from another root.
Altered in every key
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