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F♯
Super Locrian with Minor Seventh
Frets: 0 - 24

Formula
Notes

m2-M2-m2-M2-M2-m2
F♯
G
A
B♭
C
D
E♭
G
D
A
C
E♭
B♭
1
F♯
A
F♯
2
G
D
B♭
C
G
3
E♭
F♯
4
A
C
G
D
A
5
B♭
E♭
B♭
6
F♯
D
A
7
C
G
E♭
B♭
C
8
F♯
9
D
A
C
G
D
10
E♭
B♭
F♯
E♭
11
G
D
A
12
C
E♭
B♭
13
F♯
A
F♯
14
G
D
B♭
C
G
15
E♭
F♯
16
A
C
G
D
A
17
B♭
E♭
B♭
18
F♯
D
A
19
C
G
E♭
B♭
C
20
F♯
21
D
A
C
G
D
22
E♭
B♭
F♯
E♭
23
G
D
A
24

Basic Scale Information

  • Name: Super Locrian with Minor Seventh
  • Type: Altered diminished scale
  • Formula: 1 – ♭2 – ♭3 – ♭4 – ♭5 – ♭6 – ♭7
  • Relation with Major Scale: Seventh mode of the melodic minor scale, but with a minor rather than major seventh.

Theoretical Aspects

  • Sound Character: Extremely dissonant and unstable, this scale is full of tensions and chromatics. Ideal for creating a surreal, abstract, or unsettling atmosphere.
  • Typical Chord: 7alt
  • Modal Context: Used in jazz contexts on altered dominants, often replacing the V7 in minor resolutions.
  • Harmonic Use: On 7alt chords or for modulations rich in chromatics, especially in complex turnarounds.

Musical Context

  1. Musical Styles: Jazz, Fusion, Experimental
  2. Songs using the scale:
    • Nightmare - Art Farmer
    • The Sorcerer - Herbie Hancock
    • Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum - Wayne Shorter
    • Moment’s Notice - John Coltrane
  3. Evoked Atmosphere: Twisted, anxious, full of tension and ready to explode.

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