The Super Locrian bb7 Scale (Super Locrian Diminished, Diminished Locrian, Ultra Locrian) - Lesson with Guitar Diagrams
The Super Locrian bb7 Scale (Super Locrian Diminished, Diminished Locrian, Ultra Locrian) - Lesson with Guitar Diagrams
The super Locrian bb7 scale is the seventh mode of the harmonic minor scale. It is also known as Ultra Locrian, and Super Locrian Diminished. This scale is rarely used in jazz and other styles because of its unstable and dissonant sound.
The formula is 1 - b2 - b3 - b4 - b5 - b6 - bb7. You may notice that the Super Locrian mode contains a typical interval, the W+H step found in all the seven modes of the harmonic minor scale.
B super Locrian mode
B
C
D
Eb
F
G
Ab
Formula
1
b2
b3
b4
b5
b6
bb7
When harmonizing the super Locrian mode, we obtain a diminished 7 chord (1 - b3 - b5 - bb7), meaning that theoretically you can play this scale over any dim7 chord, but must be used with caution because the b4 creates a strong dissonance.
Comparison With The Altered Scale
The Super Locrian bb7 scale should not be confused with the Super Locrian (aka Altered Scale) seventh mode of the melodic minor scale.
As you can see in the chart below, there is a slight difference them.
Super Locrian bb7
1
b2 (b9)
b3 (#9)
b4 (3)
b5 (#11)
b6 (b13)
bb7
Altered scale (super Locrian)
1
b2 (b9)
#9 (b3)
3 (b4)
b5 (#11)
b6 (b13)
b7
Guitar Diagrams
Here below you'll find a serie of diagrams representing the Super Locrian diminished scale on the guitar neck :
One-octave shapes - The notes are grouped within the space of one octave.
Two-octave shapes - The notes are played spanning two octaves.
3 NPS - The position uses 3 notes per string, thus covering the whole guitar neck.
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