A# Ultralocrian Guitar Scale

Guitar scale in Open E tuning — fretboard diagram

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A# Ultralocrian in Open E — Notes and Intervals

The A# Ultralocrian scale is an extremely dark and condensed scale used to create intense chromatic tension. On Guitar, its notes are A#, B, C#, D, E, F#, G. 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: A#, B, C#, D, E, F#, G

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: Open E (E-B-G#-E-B-E)

Also known as: superlocrian bb7, superlocrian diminished

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