A# Super Locrian Pentatonic Guitar Scale
Guitar scale — fretboard diagram
A# Super Locrian Pentatonic Scale — Notes and Intervals
The A# Super Locrian Pentatonic scale is an aggressive and highly dissonant subset of the altered scale. On Guitar, it contains the notes A#, C#, D, E, G#. It is a primary tool for advanced jazz guitarists and horn players to create outside tension over altered dominant chords before resolving back to the tonic. Commonly used in Jazz, Avant-Garde, Fusion. Notable players include John Coltrane, Michael Brecker. Use over 7alt, 7#9b13 chords. The pentatonic shortcut for maximum 'outside' tension over altered dominants.
Notes: A#, C#, D, E, G#
Intervals: 1P, 3m, 4d, 5d, 7m
Degrees: 1 b2 3 4 b5
Formula: WH-H-W-4-W
Number of notes: 5
How to Play A# Super Locrian Pentatonic on Guitar
Place your index finger at fret 6 on the 6th (low E) to find your A# root note. With only 5 notes, this scale fits comfortably in a two-notes-per-string pattern across all six strings. Focus on learning a single box shape first before connecting positions.
The A# Super Locrian Pentatonic scale contains 3 sharps (A#, C#, G#). This scale does not follow a traditional major or minor key signature, so reading from sheet music may require accidentals.
Practice Routine
Begin by playing the A# Super Locrian Pentatonic scale ascending and descending at 80 BPM using a metronome, one note per beat. Once comfortable, practice in thirds (A#-D, C#-E) to build intervallic familiarity. Spend 5 minutes daily on this pattern before increasing tempo by 10 BPM.
This scale works well over simple power chord progressions or a 12-bar blues in A#. Try a A#5 - E5 - G#5 progression.
Guitar Tips
Use hybrid picking (pick + fingers) when playing the A# Super Locrian Pentatonic scale on guitar to access wider intervals and string skips that a pick alone cannot handle efficiently.
The A# Super Locrian Pentatonic scale contains 5 notes (A#, C#, D, E, G#). Use the interactive fretboard above to explore this scale on Guitar with different tunings and fret ranges.
CAGED Positions & Patterns for A# Super Locrian Pentatonic
The A# Super Locrian Pentatonic scale can be played in 5 CAGED positions across the fretboard, each based on an open chord shape (C, A, G, E, D). As a 5-note pentatonic scale, 2-notes-per-string patterns are the most ergonomic way to traverse the fretboard. Use the pattern selector above to isolate each position.
Explore A# Super Locrian Pentatonic Further
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- Browse chord progressions
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Explore A# Super Locrian Pentatonic in Other Tunings
- A# Super Locrian Pentatonic in Drop D (E-B-G-D-A-D)
- A# Super Locrian Pentatonic in DADGAD (D-A-G-D-A-D)
- A# Super Locrian Pentatonic in Open G (D-B-G-D-G-D)
- A# Super Locrian Pentatonic in Baritone (B Standard) (B-F#-D-A-E-B)
- A# Super Locrian Pentatonic in 7-string (E-B-G-D-A-E-B)
- A# Super Locrian Pentatonic in 8-string (E-B-G-D-A-E-B-F#)
- A# Super Locrian Pentatonic in Drop C (D-A-F-C-G-C)
- A# Super Locrian Pentatonic in Drop B (C#-G#-E-B-F#-B)
- A# Super Locrian Pentatonic in Open D (D-A-F#-D-A-D)
- A# Super Locrian Pentatonic in Half Step Down (Eb-Bb-Gb-Db-Ab-Eb)
- A# Super Locrian Pentatonic in Open E (E-B-G#-E-B-E)
- A# Super Locrian Pentatonic in Open A (E-C#-A-E-A-E)
- A# Super Locrian Pentatonic in Double Drop D (D-B-G-D-A-D)
- A# Super Locrian Pentatonic in Open C (E-C-G-C-G-C)