About the D Ultra Locrian scale
D Ultra Locrian is used for jazz over diminished dominant chords and extreme, dissonant writing. Think of it as the darkest locrian of all, lowered all the way to a double-flat seventh.
Its notes are D, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, and C♭. The formula is H W H W W H 1½. It is the seventh mode of E♭ Harmonic Minor.
Also called Altered Diminished.
D Ultra Locrian uses four black keys on the piano, E♭, G♭, A♭, and B♭.
Chords in the key of D Ultra Locrian
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D diminished over F (1st inversion)
E flat minor over G flat (1st inversion)
F diminished over A flat (1st inversion)
G flat augmented over B flat (1st inversion)
A flat minor over C flat (1st inversion)
B flat over D (1st inversion)
C flat over E flat (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in D Ultra Locrian
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
D diminished seven
E flat minor major seven
F minor seven flat five
G flat major seven sharp five
A flat minor seven
B flat seven
C flat major seven
Notes and intervals
| 1 | DD | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | EbE♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | FF | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | GbG♭ | Diminished 4th |
| 5 | AbA♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | BbB♭ | Minor 6th |
| 7 | CbC♭ | Diminished 7th |
| Steps | H W H W W H 1½ |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-2-1-2-2-1-3 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭♭7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | D | E flat | F | G flat | A flat | B flat | C flat | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Left hand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Ultra Locrian in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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