B Super Locrian bb7: Notes and Shapes
B, C, D, Eb, F, G and Ab make up the B Super Locrian bb7 scale. Its seventh-mode parent is C harmonic minor, so the scale is C harmonic minor started from its leading tone, B.
The open B string gives a free root. Fret it again on the 7th fret of the low E string or the 2nd fret of the A string. Because 1, b3, b5 and bb7 outline a diminished seventh chord, the scale is also a nice colour to try in the jazz language of bebop scales.
Play the B super locrian bb7 scale
Use the step menu in the player to switch between the single-string run and the box shapes.
Notes of the B super locrian bb7 scale
| Note | Degree | Interval | Semitones from root |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | Root | 0 |
| C | b2 | Minor 2nd | 1 |
| D | b3 | Minor 3rd | 3 |
| Eb | b4 | Major 3rd | 4 |
| F | b5 | Tritone | 6 |
| G | b6 | Minor 6th | 8 |
| Ab | bb7 | Major 6th | 9 |
Structure
B super locrian bb7 scale notes:
How the super locrian bb7 scale is built:
The super locrian bb7 scale is built from the degrees 1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 bb7, which gives the step pattern H-W-H-W-W-H-W+H (W = whole step, H = half step).
Counting in semitones from the root: 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9. That makes it a 7-note scale.
It is mode 7 of the Harmonic Minor Scale, so both scales share the same notes from a different starting point.
It is also known as Ultra Locrian.
B Super Locrian bb7 Scale Guitar Patterns
Static diagrams of every position shown in the player above.
On one string (B)
Box pattern — position 1
Box pattern — position 2
Box pattern — position 3
Box pattern — position 4
Box pattern — position 5
3 notes per string — position 1
3 notes per string — position 2
3 notes per string — position 3
3 notes per string — position 4
3 notes per string — position 5
Chords in the B super locrian bb7 scale
Stacking thirds on each degree of the scale gives these chords.
Related modes
These scales share the same notes as the super locrian bb7 scale, starting from a different degree.
The super locrian bb7 scale in other keys
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