C Super Locrian Pentatonic Mandolin Scale

Mandolin scale in Standard tuning — fretboard diagram

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C Super Locrian Pentatonic in Standard — Notes and Intervals

The C Super Locrian Pentatonic scale is an aggressive and highly dissonant subset of the altered scale. On Mandolin, it contains the notes C, Eb, E, Gb, Bb. 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: C, Eb, E, Gb, Bb

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-D-G)

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