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Guitar scale companion

Db Altered Scale

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

Notes
Db, D, E, F, G, A, Cb
Steps
H-W-H-W-W-W-W
Sharps and flats
Db, Cb
All 5 positions
C shape (frets 2-6); A shape (frets 4-8); G shape (frets 6-10); E shape (frets 9-13); D shape (frets 9-13)
1Dbb9D#9E3F#11Gb13Ab7Cb

Full fretboard map

Every Db 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.

ECbGDAEFGACbDbDEFGACbDbDECbDbDEFGACbDbDEFGAEFGACbDbDEFGACbDbDACbDbDEFGACbDbDEFGDbDEFGACbDbDEFGACbFGACbDbDEFGACbDbDE123456789101112131415161718192021222324
CAGED

Five Db Altered (Super Locrian) positions

These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck. Each one surrounds a CAGED chord shape; see how the five shapes connect in the CAGED system.

C shape · frets 2-6

Db Altered (Super Locrian), C shape: the box around the C-shape Db chord, taken from the C box of D Melodic Minor.

Db Altered (Super Locrian) C shape positionFrets 2 through 6 for the C shape.EADGBe23456b7#9b131#113b9#111b7b13b9#11#9b13
C shape tab (2-6)
e |----3-----5---|
B |-2--3-----5---|
G |-2-----4------|
D |-2--3-----5---|
A |-2-----4--5---|
E |----3-----5---|

A shape · frets 4-8

Db Altered (Super Locrian), A shape: the box around the A-shape Db chord, taken from the A box of D Melodic Minor.

Db Altered (Super Locrian) A shape positionFrets 4 through 8 for the A shape.EADGBe456781b7b13b9#11#9b1313b7#9b13b9b7#11
A shape tab (4-8)
e |----5-----7---|
B |----5--6-----8|
G |-4-----6--7---|
D |----5-----7---|
A |-4--5-----7---|
E |----5-----7---|

G shape · frets 6-10

Db Altered (Super Locrian), G shape: the box around the G-shape Db chord, taken from the G box of D Melodic Minor.

Db Altered (Super Locrian) G shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the G shape.EADGBe67891013b7#9b13b9b73#111b7#91b9#11b13b9
G shape tab (6-10)
e |----7-----9-10|
B |-6-----8----10|
G |-6--7-----9---|
D |----7-----9---|
A |----7--8----10|
E |----7-----9-10|

E shape · frets 9-13

Db Altered (Super Locrian), E shape: the box around the E-shape Db chord, taken from the E box of D Melodic Minor.

Db Altered (Super Locrian) E shape positionFrets 9 through 13 for the E shape.EADGBe9101112131b7#91b9#113b13b91#9b13b9#11b7#9
E shape tab (9-13)
e |-9-10----12---|
B |---10----12---|
G |-9-10----12---|
D |-9----11-12---|
A |---10----12---|
E |-9-10----12---|

D shape · frets 9-13

Db Altered (Super Locrian), D shape: the box around the D-shape Db chord, taken from the E box of D Melodic Minor.

Db Altered (Super Locrian) D shape positionFrets 9 through 13 for the D shape.EADGBe9101112131b7#91b9#113b13b91#9b13b9#11b7#9
D shape tab (9-13)
e |-9-10----12---|
B |---10----12---|
G |-9-10----12---|
D |-9----11-12---|
A |---10----12---|
E |-9-10----12---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootDb
b9m2D
#9m3E
3M3F
#11d5G
b13m6A
b7m7Cb
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