About the E flat Ultra Locrian scale
E flat 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.
This mode draws two black keys from the piano, E♭ and G♭. E♭ Ultra Locrian includes a stretch of four consecutive white keys.
Chords in the key of E flat Ultra Locrian
Expand a chord to see how to play it.
E flat diminished over G flat (1st inversion)
F flat minor over A double flat (1st inversion)
G flat diminished over B double flat (1st inversion)
A double flat augmented over C flat (1st inversion)
B double flat minor over D double flat (1st inversion)
C flat over E flat (1st inversion)
D double flat over F flat (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in E flat Ultra Locrian
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
E flat diminished seven
F flat minor major seven
G flat minor seven flat five
A double flat major seven sharp five
B double flat minor seven
C flat seven
D double flat major seven
Notes and intervals
| 1 | EbE♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | FbF♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | GbG♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | AbbA♭♭ | Diminished 4th |
| 5 | BbbB♭♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | CbC♭ | Minor 6th |
| 7 | DbbD♭♭ | 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 flat | F flat | G flat | A double flat | B double flat | C flat | D double flat | E flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Left hand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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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