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Bass scale companion

Ab Altered Scale

Learn the Ab Altered scale (super locrian) on bass. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

Notes
Ab, A, B, C, D, Fb, Gb
Steps
H-W-H-W-W-W-W
Sharps and flats
Ab, Fb, Gb
Box positions
Root on E string (frets 3-7); Root on A string (frets 10-14)
1Abb9A#9B3C#11Db13Fbb7Gb

Full fretboard map

Every Ab Altered Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive

Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.

GDAFbGbAbABCDFbGbAbABCDFbBCDFbGbAbABCDFbGbAbAFbGbAbABCDFbGbAbABCDAbABCDFbGbAbABCDFbGb123456789101112131415161718192021222324

Bass box positions for Ab Altered (Super Locrian)

Bass players usually organize scales by root string. Start with the E-string and A-string boxes, then connect them across the neck. If you are still learning where the roots sit, use the bass fretboard notes chart.

Root on E string · frets 3-7

Ab Altered (Super Locrian) bass box with the root on the E string.

Ab Altered (Super Locrian) Root on E stringAb Altered (Super Locrian) bass box with the root on the E string.EADG345671b9#93#11b13b71b9#93#11
Root on E string (3-7)
G |----4--5-----7|
D |----4-----6--7|
A |-3-----5-----7|
E |----4--5-----7|

Root on A string · frets 10-14

Ab Altered (Super Locrian) bass box with the root on the A string.

Ab Altered (Super Locrian) Root on A stringAb Altered (Super Locrian) bass box with the root on the A string.EADG1011121314#11b13b71b9#93#11b13b71b9
Root on A string (10-14)
G |---11----13-14|
D |10----12----14|
A |---11-12----14|
E |10----12----14|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootAb
b9m2A
#9m3B
3M3C
#11d5D
b13m6Fb
b7m7Gb
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