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G Altered Scale

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

Notes
G, Ab, A#, B, C#, Eb, F
Steps
H-W-H-W-W-W-W
Sharps and flats
Ab, A#, C#, Eb
All 5 positions
G shape (frets 0-4); E shape (frets 3-7); D shape (frets 3-7); C shape (frets 8-12); A shape (frets 10-14)
1Gb9Ab#9A#3B#11C#b13Ebb7F

Full fretboard map

Every G 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.

EBGDAEFGAbA#BC#EbFGAbA#BC#EbA#BC#EbFGAbA#BC#EbFGAbEbFGAbA#BC#EbFGAbA#BC#AbA#BC#EbFGAbA#BC#EbFGC#EbFGAbA#BC#EbFGAbA#BFGAbA#BC#EbFGAbA#BC#Eb123456789101112131415161718192021222324
CAGED

Five G 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.

G shape · frets 0-4

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

G Altered (Super Locrian) G shape positionFrets 0 through 4 for the G shape.EADGBe0123413b7#9b13b9b73#111b7#91b9#11b13b9
G shape tab (0-4)
e |----1-----3--4|
B |-0-----2-----4|
G |-0--1-----3---|
D |----1-----3---|
A |----1--2-----4|
E |----1-----3--4|

E shape · frets 3-7

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

G Altered (Super Locrian) E shape positionFrets 3 through 7 for the E shape.EADGBe345671b7#91b9#113b13b91#9b13b9#11b7#9
E shape tab (3-7)
e |-3--4-----6---|
B |----4-----6---|
G |-3--4-----6---|
D |-3-----5--6---|
A |----4-----6---|
E |-3--4-----6---|

D shape · frets 3-7

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

G Altered (Super Locrian) D shape positionFrets 3 through 7 for the D shape.EADGBe345671b7#91b9#113b13b91#9b13b9#11b7#9
D shape tab (3-7)
e |-3--4-----6---|
B |----4-----6---|
G |-3--4-----6---|
D |-3-----5--6---|
A |----4-----6---|
E |-3--4-----6---|

C shape · frets 8-12

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

G Altered (Super Locrian) C shape positionFrets 8 through 12 for the C shape.EADGBe89101112b7#9b131#113b9#111b7b13b9#11#9b13
C shape tab (8-12)
e |----9----11---|
B |-8--9----11---|
G |-8----10------|
D |-8--9----11---|
A |-8----10-11---|
E |----9----11---|

A shape · frets 10-14

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

G Altered (Super Locrian) A shape positionFrets 10 through 14 for the A shape.EADGBe10111213141b7b13b9#11#9b1313b7#9b13b9b7#11
A shape tab (10-14)
e |---11----13---|
B |---11-12----14|
G |10----12-13---|
D |---11----13---|
A |10-11----13---|
E |---11----13---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootG
b9m2Ab
#9m3A#
3M3B
#11d5C#
b13m6Eb
b7m7F

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