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B♭ Ultra Locrian scale

About the B flat Ultra Locrian scale

B flat Ultra Locrian is used for jazz over diminished dominant chords and extreme, dissonant writing. It's the darkest locrian of all, lowered all the way to a double-flat seventh.

Chords in the key of B flat Ultra Locrian

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B flat diminished
4fr 8fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

ii C flat minor
7fr 9fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

iii° D flat diminished
4fr 7fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

IV+ D augmented
3fr 7fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

v F flat minor
2fr 7fr 9fr

(1st inversion)

VI G flat
4fr 6fr 9fr

(1st inversion)

VII G
3fr 5fr 7fr

(1st inversion)

Seventh chords in B flat Ultra Locrian

The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.

B flat diminished seven
6fr 8fr

ii C flat minor major seven
7fr 9fr

iii° D flat minor seven flat five
4fr 5fr 8fr 11fr

IV+ D major seven sharp five
2fr 5fr 9fr

v F flat minor seven
7fr 8fr

VI G flat seven
4fr 7fr 9fr

VII G major seven
3fr 5fr 10fr

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 G Diminished 7th

Shapes

Chromatic

C C♯ D♭ D D♯ E♭ E F F♯ G♭ G G♯ A♭ A A♯ B♭ B

Circle of Fifths

C G D A E B F♯ G♭ C♯ D♭ G♯ A♭ D♯ E♭ A♯ B♭ F

Related scales

Ultra Locrian in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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