About the B flat Super Locrian scale
B flat Super Locrian is used for jazz solos over altered dominant chords. It's the altered scale, every note above the root lowered.
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Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
CAGED
Five shapes, each anchored to a chord form you already know, the pop and rock default that ties your scales to your chords. The outlined notes are that chord, so you can see the C, A, G, E, and D shapes inside the scale.
3NPS
3NPS stands for 3 notes per string. It lays the scale out in seven even shapes for rock and metal lead, and favors speed because the picking pattern stays consistent across every string.
7-position system
7 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Chords in the key of B flat Super Locrian
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i° B flat diminished
ii C flat minor
iii D flat minor
IV+ D augmented
V F flat
VI G flat
vii° A flat diminished
Seventh chords in B flat Super Locrian
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
i° B flat minor seven flat five
ii C flat minor major seven
iii D flat minor seven
IV+ D major seven sharp five
V F flat seven
VI G flat seven
vii° A flat minor seven flat five
Progressions in B flat Super Locrian
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Notes and intervals
| 1 | B flat | Root |
| 2 | C flat | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | D flat | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | D | Diminished 4th |
| 5 | F flat | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | G flat | Minor 6th |
| 7 | A flat | Minor 7th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Super Locrian in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.