D Super Locrian Pentatonic Charango Scale
Charango scale in Standard tuning — fretboard diagram
TuningStandard (GCEAE)
Frets17
D Super Locrian Pentatonic in Standard — Notes and Intervals
The D Super Locrian Pentatonic scale is an aggressive and highly dissonant subset of the altered scale. On Charango, it contains the notes D, F, Gb, Ab, C. 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: D, F, Gb, Ab, C
Intervals: 1P, 3m, 4d, 5d, 7m
Degrees: 1 b2 3 4 b5
Formula: WH-H-W-4-W
Number of notes: 5
Tuning: Standard (E-A-E-C-G)