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