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Guitar scale companion

E Altered Scale

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

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Full fretboard map

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

Interactive
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CAGED

Five E Altered (Super Locrian) positions

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

E shape

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

E Altered (Super Locrian) E shape positionFrets 0 through 4 for the E shape.EADGBe012341b7#91b9#113b13b91#9b13b9#11b7#9
E shape tab (0-4)
e |-0--1-----3---|
B |----1-----3---|
G |-0--1-----3---|
D |-0-----2--3---|
A |----1-----3---|
E |-0--1-----3---|

D shape

E Altered (Super Locrian) inherits the D window from F Melodic Minor while E remains the displayed root.

E Altered (Super Locrian) D shape positionFrets 2 through 6 for the D shape.EADGBe234561#9b13b9#11b7#933b7#9b131#11b9#11
D shape tab (2-6)
e |----3--4-----6|
B |----3-----5--6|
G |----3-----5---|
D |-2--3-----5---|
A |----3-----5---|
E |----3--4-----6|

C shape

E Altered (Super Locrian) inherits the C window from F Melodic Minor while E remains the displayed root.

E Altered (Super Locrian) C shape positionFrets 5 through 9 for the C shape.EADGBe56789b7#9b131#113b9#111b7b13b9#11#9b13
C shape tab (5-9)
e |----6-----8---|
B |-5--6-----8---|
G |-5-----7------|
D |-5--6-----8---|
A |-5-----7--8---|
E |----6-----8---|

A shape

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

E Altered (Super Locrian) A shape positionFrets 7 through 11 for the A shape.EADGBe78910111b7b13b9#11#9b1313b7#9b13b9b7#11
A shape tab (7-11)
e |----8----10---|
B |----8--9----11|
G |-7-----9-10---|
D |----8----10---|
A |-7--8----10---|
E |----8----10---|

G shape

E Altered (Super Locrian) inherits the G window from F Melodic Minor while E remains the displayed root.

E Altered (Super Locrian) G shape positionFrets 9 through 13 for the G shape.EADGBe91011121313b7#9b13b9b73#111b7#91b9#11b13b9
G shape tab (9-13)
e |---10----12-13|
B |-9----11----13|
G |-9-10----12---|
D |---10----12---|
A |---10-11----13|
E |---10----12-13|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootE
b9m2F
#9m3F##
3M3G#
#11d5A#
b13m6C
b7m7D

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