Melodic minor & its modes

D♯ Altered Scale

Also known as: Super Locrian, Diminished Whole Tone

Every tension at once. Jazz players use it to set a dominant chord on fire.

Notes

How to get there

One note changes per step - each stop along the way is a real scale.

  1. Natural Minor
  2. 2 → ♭2Phrygian
  3. 5 → ♭5Locrian
  4. 4 → ♭4Altered Scale

On your instrument

Tap any note to hear it. root scale note

Guitar - Standard (EADGBE)

357912EBGDAEF♯GABC♯D♯EC♯D♯EF♯GABABC♯D♯EF♯GD♯EF♯GABC♯BC♯D♯EF♯GAF♯GABC♯D♯E

Chords in this scale

Tap a chord to light it up on the instruments and see shapes for it.