A# Altered scale
Super Locrian. Used over altered dominant chords in jazz.
7 notes · Standard tuning
Root (A#)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
A#
R
B
♭2
C#
♭3
D
3
E
♭5
F#
♭6
G#
♭7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the A# Altered scale across the neck.
Altered in other keys
About the A# Altered scale
The A# Altered scale contains the notes A#, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#. It is a 7-note scale with intervals: R – ♭2 – ♭3 – 3 – ♭5 – ♭6 – ♭7. The diagram above shows all positions of the A# Altered scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (A#); outlined dots are other scale tones.