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How to play B Altered Scale. This pattern consists of B, C, D, Eb, F, G, and A – with the degrees of R, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, and b7. Learn it on this free interactive fretboard. 20,258 patterns to choose from.

B Altered
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Tunings

Current tuning: Standard

Note: Scale, chord and arpeggio positions are worked out for every tuning, so some may stretch wider or be fewer than in Standard. Learning and Song shapes are written for Standard, so those pages always show Standard tuning.

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BAltered Scale
Notes

B, C, D, Eb, F, G, A

Degrees

R, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, b7

Intervals

R, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2

Playback settings

90 BPM

B Altered Scale

The altered scale, or super Locrian scale, is the seventh mode of the melodic minor scale. It holds every altered tension of a dominant chord (♭9, ♯9, ♭5 and ♯5), so jazz players use it over altered dominants resolving to the tonic.

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