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