Guitar · scales and modes # 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. | Note | G | A♭ | B♭ | B | D♭ | E♭ | F | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭2 | ♭3 | 3 | ♭5 | ♭6 | ♭7 | | Step | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ## 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 Note names G altered Degrees ## 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. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–6, 16 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 16 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 15 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 15 notes ## Triads in G altered | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Gdim | [G diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-diminished) | | 1 | Gaug | [G augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-augmented) | | ♭2 | A♭m | [G♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-minor) | | ♭3 | B♭m | [B♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-minor) | | 3 | Baug | [B augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-augmented) | | ♭5 | D♭ | [D♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-major) | | ♭6 | E♭ | [E♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-major) | | ♭6 | E♭aug | [E♭ augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-augmented) | | ♭7 | Fdim | [F diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in G altered | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Gm7♭5 | [Gm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7b5) · [Gm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2) · [Gm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-3) · [Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 1 | G | – | | 1 | G | – | | ♭2 | A♭m(maj7) | [A♭m(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/abmmaj7) | | ♭3 | B♭m7 | [B♭m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7) · [B♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2) · [B♭m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-3) · [B♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | B | – | | ♭5 | 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) | | ♭5 | D♭ | – | | ♭6 | E♭7 | [E♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb7) · [E♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/eb7-drop-2) · [E♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/eb7-drop-3) · [E♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/eb7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭6 | E♭ | – | | ♭7 | 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) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of G altered, starting from another root. - [A♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-melodic-minor) - [D♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-altered) - [F♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-altered) - 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 G altered in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-altered:7:ladder:p1)