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D♭ Ultra Locrian scale

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About the D flat Ultra Locrian scale

D 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.

Positions

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.

C shapefr 1
A shapefr 3
G shapefr 6
E shapefr 8
D shapefr 10
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.

Shape 1open
Shape 2fr 1
Shape 3fr 3
Shape 4fr 5
Shape 5fr 6
Shape 6fr 8
Shape 7fr 10
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.

Position 1open
Position 2fr 1
Position 3fr 3
Position 4fr 5
Position 5fr 6
Position 6fr 9
Position 7fr 10

Chords in the key of D flat Ultra Locrian

Expand a chord to see how to play it.

D flat diminished
4fr 7fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

ii D minor
5fr 6fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

iii° F flat diminished
5fr 7fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

IV+ F augmented
6fr 8fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

v G minor
3fr 5fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

VI A
2fr 5fr 7fr

(1st inversion)

VII B flat
3fr 6fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

Seventh chords in D flat Ultra Locrian

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

D flat diminished seven
3fr 8fr 11fr

ii D minor major seven
2fr 5fr 10fr

iii° F flat minor seven flat five
7fr 8fr 11fr

IV+ F major seven sharp five
5fr 8fr 12fr

v G minor seven
3fr 5fr 8fr 10fr

VI A seven
5fr 7fr

VII B flat major seven
3fr 6fr 8fr

Notes and intervals

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