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Guitar scale companion

A# Altered Scale

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

1A#b9B#9B##3C###11D##b13F#b7G#

Full fretboard map

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

Interactive
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CAGED

Five A# Altered (Super Locrian) positions

These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck.

A shape

A# Altered (Super Locrian) inherits the A window from B Melodic Minor while A# remains the displayed root.

A# Altered (Super Locrian) A shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the A shape.EADGBe123451b7b13b9#11#9b1313b7#9b13b9b7#11
A shape tab (1-5)
e |----2-----4---|
B |----2--3-----5|
G |-1-----3--4---|
D |----2-----4---|
A |-1--2-----4---|
E |----2-----4---|

G shape

A# Altered (Super Locrian) inherits the G window from B Melodic Minor while A# remains the displayed root.

A# Altered (Super Locrian) G shape positionFrets 3 through 7 for the G shape.EADGBe3456713b7#9b13b9b73#111b7#91b9#11b13b9
G shape tab (3-7)
e |----4-----6--7|
B |-3-----5-----7|
G |-3--4-----6---|
D |----4-----6---|
A |----4--5-----7|
E |----4-----6--7|

E shape

A# Altered (Super Locrian) inherits the E window from B Melodic Minor while A# remains the displayed root.

A# Altered (Super Locrian) E shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the E shape.EADGBe6789101b7#91b9#113b13b91#9b13b9#11b7#9
E shape tab (6-10)
e |-6--7-----9---|
B |----7-----9---|
G |-6--7-----9---|
D |-6-----8--9---|
A |----7-----9---|
E |-6--7-----9---|

D shape

A# Altered (Super Locrian) inherits the D window from B Melodic Minor while A# remains the displayed root.

A# Altered (Super Locrian) D shape positionFrets 8 through 12 for the D shape.EADGBe891011121#9b13b9#11b7#933b7#9b131#11b9#11
D shape tab (8-12)
e |----9-10----12|
B |----9----11-12|
G |----9----11---|
D |-8--9----11---|
A |----9----11---|
E |----9-10----12|

C shape

A# Altered (Super Locrian) inherits the C window from B Melodic Minor while A# remains the displayed root.

A# Altered (Super Locrian) C shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the C shape.EADGBe1112131415b7#9b131#113b9#111b7b13b9#11#9b13
C shape tab (11-15)
e |---12----14---|
B |11-12----14---|
G |11----13------|
D |11-12----14---|
A |11----13-14---|
E |---12----14---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootA#
b9m2B
#9m3B##
3M3C##
#11d5D##
b13m6F#
b7m7G#
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