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G altered scale on guitar

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

G altered: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteGA♭B♭BD♭E♭F
Degree1♭2♭33♭5♭6♭7
Step1212222

G altered on the whole neck

Every G 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".

G altered scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2Ab2Bb2B2Db3Eb3F3G3Bb2B2Db3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3B3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3B3Db4Eb4F4G3Ab3Bb3B3Db4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4B3Db4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4B4Db5F4G4Ab4Bb4B4Db5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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G altered scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15b71b2b33b5b6b71b33b5b6b71b2b33b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b71b2b33b5b6b716E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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G altered in 5 positions

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

G altered, position 1, frets 0 to 4b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    G altered, position 2, frets 3 to 61b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b36E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–6, 16 notes
      G altered, position 3, frets 5 to 9b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b56E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 16 notes
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        G altered, position 4, frets 8 to 12b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b71b2b3b5b66E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 15 notes
          G altered, position 5, frets 10 to 14b6b71b2b3b5b6b71b2b33b5b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 15 notes

            Triads in G altered

            DegreeChordPages
            1GdimG diminished arpeggio
            1GaugG augmented arpeggio
            ♭2A♭mG♯ minor arpeggio
            ♭3B♭mB♭ minor arpeggio
            3BaugB augmented arpeggio
            ♭5D♭D♭ major arpeggio
            ♭6E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            ♭6E♭augE♭ augmented arpeggio
            ♭7FdimF diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in G altered

            DegreeChordPages
            1Gm7♭5Gm7♭5 arpeggio · Gm7♭5 drop 2 · Gm7♭5 drop 3 · Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            1G–
            1G–
            ♭2A♭m(maj7)A♭m(maj7) arpeggio
            ♭3B♭m7B♭m7 arpeggio · B♭m7 drop 2 · B♭m7 drop 3 · B♭m7 drop 2 and 4
            3B–
            ♭5D♭7D♭7 arpeggio · D♭7 drop 2 · D♭7 drop 3 · D♭7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭5D♭–
            ♭6E♭7E♭7 arpeggio · E♭7 drop 2 · E♭7 drop 3 · E♭7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6E♭–
            ♭7Fm7♭5Fm7♭5 arpeggio · Fm7♭5 drop 2 · Fm7♭5 drop 3 · Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

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