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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.
| 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".
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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.
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Triads in G♯ altered
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G♯dim | G♯ diminished arpeggio |
| 1 | G♯aug | A♭ augmented arpeggio |
| ♭2 | Am | A minor arpeggio |
| ♭3 | Bm | B minor arpeggio |
| 3 | B♯aug | C augmented arpeggio |
| ♭5 | D | D major arpeggio |
| ♭6 | E | E major arpeggio |
| ♭6 | Eaug | E augmented arpeggio |
| ♭7 | F♯dim | F♯ diminished arpeggio |
Seventh chords in G♯ altered
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G♯m7♭5 | G♯m7♭5 arpeggio · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 · G♯m7♭5 drop 3 · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
| 1 | G♯ | – |
| 1 | G♯ | – |
| ♭2 | Am(maj7) | Am(maj7) arpeggio |
| ♭3 | Bm7 | Bm7 arpeggio · Bm7 drop 2 · Bm7 drop 3 · Bm7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 3 | B♯ | – |
| ♭5 | D7 | D7 arpeggio · D7 drop 2 · D7 drop 3 · D7 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♭5 | D | – |
| ♭6 | E7 | E7 arpeggio · E7 drop 2 · E7 drop 3 · E7 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♭6 | E | – |
| ♭7 | F♯m7♭5 | F♯m7♭5 arpeggio · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 · F♯m7♭5 drop 3 · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
Same notes, other names
These scales use exactly the notes of G♯ altered, starting from another root.
Altered in every key
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