C Ultralocrian Banjo 5 String Scale

Banjo 5 String scale in Standard (Open G) tuning — fretboard diagram

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C Ultralocrian in Standard (Open G) — Notes and Intervals

The C Ultralocrian scale is an extremely dark and condensed scale used to create intense chromatic tension. On Banjo 5 String, its notes are C, Db, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A. It is used in avant-garde jazz and dark ambient music to explore the most dissonant boundaries of minor-key tonality. Commonly used in Avant-Garde, Dark Ambient, Experimental Jazz. Notable players include John Zorn, Derek Bailey. Use over dim7 chords in avant-garde contexts. More of a compositional tool than an improvisational one.

Notes: C, Db, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A

Intervals: 1P, 2m, 3m, 4d, 5d, 6m, 7d

Degrees: 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 7

Formula: H-W-H-W-W-H-WH

Number of notes: 7

Tuning: Standard (Open G) (D-B-G-D-G)

Also known as: superlocrian bb7, superlocrian diminished

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