G Super Locrian Pentatonic Cavaquinho Scale

Cavaquinho scale in Standard tuning — fretboard diagram

G super locrian pentatonic scale — 4-string guitar fretboard diagramInteractive fretboard diagram showing the G super locrian pentatonic scale on 4-string guitar with 17 frets. Notes: F, G, Bb, B, Db.FGBbBDbFGBDbFGBbBDbGBbBDbFGBbBFGBbBDbFG1357911121315

G Super Locrian Pentatonic in Standard — Notes and Intervals

The G Super Locrian Pentatonic scale is an aggressive and highly dissonant subset of the altered scale. On Cavaquinho, it contains the notes G, Bb, B, Db, F. 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: G, Bb, B, Db, F

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

Degrees: 1 b2 3 4 b5

Formula: WH-H-W-4-W

Number of notes: 5

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

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