About the E Ultra Locrian scale
E 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 E, F, G, A♭, B♭, C, and D♭. The formula is H W H W W H 1½. It is the seventh mode of F Harmonic Minor.
Also called Altered Diminished.
E Ultra Locrian draws three black keys from the piano, A♭, B♭, and D♭.
Chords in the key of E Ultra Locrian
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E diminished over G (1st inversion)
F minor over A flat (1st inversion)
G diminished over B flat (1st inversion)
A flat augmented over C (1st inversion)
B flat minor over D flat (1st inversion)
C over E (1st inversion)
D flat over F (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in E Ultra Locrian
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
E diminished seven
F minor major seven
G minor seven flat five
A flat major seven sharp five
B flat minor seven
C seven
D flat major seven
Notes and intervals
| 1 | EE | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | FF | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | GG | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | AbA♭ | Diminished 4th |
| 5 | BbB♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | CC | Minor 6th |
| 7 | DbD♭ | 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 | E | F | G | A flat | B flat | C | D flat | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Left hand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 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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