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D Ultra Locrian scale

About the D Ultra Locrian scale

D 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 D Ultra Locrian

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D diminished
3fr 5fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

ii E flat minor
6fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

iii° F diminished
6fr 8fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

IV+ G flat augmented
7fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

v A flat minor
4fr 6fr 7fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

VI B flat
3fr 6fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

VII C flat
4fr 7fr 9fr

(1st inversion)

Seventh chords in D Ultra Locrian

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

D diminished seven
4fr 7fr 10fr

ii E flat minor major seven
3fr 6fr 11fr

iii° F minor seven flat five
8fr 11fr

IV+ G flat major seven sharp five
6fr 9fr 11fr

v A flat minor seven
4fr 6fr 9fr 11fr

VI B flat seven
6fr 8fr 11fr

VII C flat major seven
4fr 7fr 9fr

Notes and intervals

1 D Root
2 E flat Minor 2nd
3 F Minor 3rd
4 G flat Diminished 4th
5 A flat Diminished 5th
6 B flat Minor 6th
7 C flat 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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