The Diminished-wholetone Scale. b9b13 implies the fifth mode of the harmonic minor scale (aka mixolydian b9 b13). Raise the 11th of Db7 (Raise the F# to G so the scale does not contain the major seventh of G7) making the chord Db7#11 and you’ve got the exact same notes as the G altered scale. And the altered scale is a really important scale to practice if you want to create a jazz sound when playing on these 7th chords. Understand the tritone substitution relationship to the altered scale. Altered Scale in All Keys b13 usually implies the 5th mode of the melodic minor scale. Here’s the Ab melodic minor scale in the 9th position: Since G altered is the same as Ab melodic minor I have listed the diatonic chords here below. Flats. In C altered, we have an Ab (aka G#), which is also the b13, but chords marked with b13 do not imply the altered scale. The chord most closely associated with this scale is Gm7b5 . This scale is also known as: The 7th mode of the G# Melodic Minor Scale. Scale - Altered 1,b2,b3,b4,b5,b6,b7 FULL-th pattern Root note - G Guitar Tuning: b5, even though it is found in the altered scale, usually implies the whole tone scale. Sharps. A G♭ Altered scale consists of G♭, G, A, B♭, C, D and E notes. G Altered Scale. Notice that I chose to use the B instead of the Cb which of course is the actual 3rd in Ab melodic minor. The Altered Dominant Scale. So, whenever you see a dominant V7 chord to I written within a chord progression you can play an altered scale over the dominant chord. G is the fifth of C, a strong chord tone. Adjust the "start fret" option to further highlight a finger pattern for playing the selected scale in a different position on the fretboard. The altered scale features 3 of the 4 chord tones of a dominant 7th chord (1, 3, and b7) plus all the extensions of the chord altered. Altered Scale in G is a minor scale with flat second, flat fourth and flat fifth intervals. Note that this line is just a descending Ab melodic minor scale, or G altered scale starting on Ab. Root. Find guitar scales using graphic interface. So, the theory for the altered scale is 1, b9, 3rd, #9, #11, b13, and b7. The tritone sub of G7 is Db7. See diagrams at Standard Guitar. Scale Advanced Options. The Superlocrian Scale. This first example shows how a descending altered scale can be used to outline a ii-V-I. A Search Engine for Musical Scales. Fret. The G altered scale is the same is an Abm melodic scale: If you play this scale in diatonic chords you’ll notice that it does not have a G7 as a diatonic chord on G, so we have to look a bit harder to find a G7 arpeggio at all, again something that is making it difficult for a lot of students. Jazz musicians love to play on dominant 7th chords. JGuitar's scale calculator will draw scale diagrams showing the fretboard with notes in the selected scale highlighted. Note Labels. 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