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