Escala de La Alterada para Guitarra — Drop B

Posiciones para Guitarra en afinación Drop B

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La Alterada en Drop B — Notas e Intervalos

La escala Alterada de A es LA escala dominante del jazz. En Guitarra, las notas son A, Bb, C, C#, D#, F, G. Contiene todas las tensiones alteradas posibles — suena extremadamente disonante y compleja. Los improvisadores la usan para crear la máxima tensión sobre un acorde dominante antes de una resolución satisfactoria. Si estudias jazz, tienes que dominarla. Usada comúnmente en Jazz, Fusion, Post-Bop, Contemporary. Entre los intérpretes destacados se encuentran John Coltrane, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Chick Corea. Use over 7alt, 7#9, 7b9, 7#5, 7b5 chords. The definitive scale for altered dominant chords that resolve to minor. Play C Altered over C7alt resolving to Fm.

Notas: La, Sib, Do, Do#, Re#, Fa, Sol

Intervalos: 1P, 2m, 2A, 3M, 4A, 6m, 7m

Grados: 1 b2 #3 4 #5 b6 b7

Fórmula: H-W-H-W-W-W-W

Número de notas: 7

Afinación: Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#)

También conocido como: super locrian, diminished whole tone, pomeroy

Acerca de la Afinación Drop B

Drop B tuning (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) takes the guitar into territory traditionally reserved for 7-string instruments, delivering a subsonic heaviness that you can feel in your chest. This tuning has become essential in modern extreme metal, deathcore, and djent, where low-end clarity and rhythmic precision are paramount.

Drop B represents the practical limit of what a standard 6-string guitar can handle before tone quality degrades. With the right string gauge (12-60 or heavier) and proper setup, it delivers the crushing lows of a 7-string while keeping the familiar 6-string layout. Bands like Architects, Periphery (on some tracks), and Parkway Drive have used Drop B to create some of the heaviest riffs in modern metal.

DeathcoreDjentProgressive MetalExtreme MetalMetalcore

Artistas destacados: Architects, Parkway Drive, Whitechapel, Born of Osiris, Emmure

Ideal para: Extreme metal riffs, deathcore breakdowns, djent chugs, and any style demanding the lowest possible 6-string tuning

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