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C♭ Super Locrian Scale (Altered Scale)

Super Locrian Scale · C♭ – D♭♭ – E♭♭ – F♭♭ – G♭♭ – A♭♭ – B♭♭ – C♭ · intervals P1-m2-m3-d4-d5-m6-m7

The C♭ Super Locrian Scale (Altered Scale) contains the notes C♭, D♭♭, E♭♭, F♭♭, G♭♭, A♭♭, and B♭♭. Its step pattern is H-W-H-W-W-W-W. Also called the altered scale — 7th mode of melodic minor, used over altered dominants in jazz.

At the keyboard

Cb · Dbb · Ebb · Fbb · Gbb · Abb · Bbb
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The C♭ Super Locrian scale contains seven notes: C♭, D♭♭, E♭♭, F♭♭, G♭♭, A♭♭, and B♭♭. It follows the whole-step / half-step pattern H-W-H-W-W-W-W.

C♭ Super Locrian Scale (Altered Scale) Notes

DegreeNameNoteInterval
1TonicC♭P1
2SupertonicD♭♭m2
3MediantE♭♭m3
4SubdominantF♭♭d4
5DominantG♭♭d5
6SubmediantA♭♭m6
7Leading ToneB♭♭m7
8OctaveC♭

Key Signature

The C♭ Super Locrian Scale (Altered Scale) doesn’t line up with a single major or minor key, so it has no standard key signature. Its notes are written with accidentals as needed.

Accidentals

C♭D♭♭E♭♭F♭♭G♭♭A♭♭B♭♭

Diatonic Chords in the C♭ Super Locrian Scale (Altered Scale)

These are the triads built on each degree of the C♭ Super Locrian Scale (Altered Scale):

C1C2C3C4C♭C5E♭♭G♭♭C6C7C8
C♭ Diminished (diminished)
DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1C♭ DiminishedDiminished
2iiD♭♭ MinorMinor
3iiiE♭♭ MinorMinor
4IV+F♭♭ AugmentedAugmented
5VG♭♭ MajorMajor
6VIA♭♭ MajorMajor
7vii°B♭♭ DiminishedDiminished

C♭ Super Locrian Scale (Altered Scale) — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the notes of the C♭ Super Locrian Scale (Altered Scale) on piano?
The C♭ Super Locrian Scale (Altered Scale) uses the notes C♭ – D♭♭ – E♭♭ – F♭♭ – G♭♭ – A♭♭ – B♭♭ – C♭. Play them in order from the root up to the octave, hands separately first, then together.
What notes are in the Cb Super Locrian Scale?
The Cb Super Locrian Scale contains seven notes: Cb – Dbb – Ebb – Fbb – Gbb – Abb – Bbb. The notes table above shows each note with its scale degree and interval from the root.
How many sharps or flats does Cb Super Locrian have?
The Cb Super Locrian Scale doesn't correspond to a single major or minor key, so it has no standard key signature. Its notes are written with accidentals as needed: C♭, D♭♭, E♭♭, F♭♭, G♭♭, A♭♭, B♭♭.
What does the Cb Super Locrian Scale sound like?
The Cb Super Locrian Scale has an unstable, dissonant character built on a diminished tonic. As a mode, it shares notes with a parent major scale but feels different because a different note acts as the tonal center.

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References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this scale page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data is piano.org's own interval-derived reference dataset — continuously maintained and human-verified, with no fixed publication date.

  1. 1

    Goetschius, Percy(1889)

    The Material Used in Musical Composition

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    Riemann, Hugo(1896)

    Harmony Simplified (English translation)

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    George Grove (ed.)(1900)

    A Dictionary of Music and Musicians

    Public domain treatise
  4. 4

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