F Altered 𝄫7Scale

Formula

H W H W W H 1½ 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7
The family

F Altered 𝄫7 on the chromatic circle

F Altered 𝄫7 is the 7th mode of the Harmonic minor family. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

W H W W H 1½ H ♭2 G♭I Harmonic minor ♭3 A♭II Locrian ♮6 ♭4 B𝄫III Ionian ♯5 ♭5 C♭IV Dorian ♯4 ♭6 D♭V Phrygian dominant 𝄫7 E𝄫VI Lydian ♯2 1 FVII Altered 𝄫7 F Altered 𝄫7
The whole neck

F Altered 𝄫7 across the fretboard

Every note of the scale up to the 16th fret, named by its degree. The root is a ring. Step through the five CAGED positions one at a time in the scale library.

3 5 7 9 12 15 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2
Harmony

Chords in F Altered 𝄫7

Stack every other note of the scale from each degree and you get its chords. Open any of them in the chord library.

DegreeChordNotes
i°F°7F A♭ C♭ E𝄫
♭iiG♭m(maj7)G♭ B𝄫 D♭ F
♭iii°A♭m7♭5A♭ C♭ E𝄫 G♭
♭IV+B𝄫maj7♯5B𝄫 D♭ F A♭
♭vC♭m7C♭ E𝄫 G♭ B𝄫
♭VID♭7D♭ F A♭ C♭
𝄫VIIE𝄫maj7E𝄫 G♭ B𝄫 D♭
Context

Where F Altered 𝄫7 fits

Over the diminished 7 chord on the 7th degree of a minor key, resolving to the tonic.

F Altered 𝄫7 is mode 7 of the harmonic minor family. The same notes played from each of its other degrees give the family's other modes:

Move one note by a half step and you get a different scale:

Altered 𝄫7 scale in every key

F Altered 𝄫7 scale questions

What notes are in the F Altered 𝄫7 scale?

F G♭ A♭ B𝄫 C♭ D♭ E𝄫. As degrees from the root: 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7.

What is the F Altered 𝄫7 scale formula?

1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7, or in steps between the notes, H W H W W H 1½ (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).

How do you play the F Altered 𝄫7 scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of F Altered 𝄫7 up to the 16th fret, each named by its degree with the root as a ring. To learn it a few frets at a time, open it in the scale library and step through its five CAGED positions, from the E shape to the D shape to the C shape to the A shape to the G shape.

What chords are in the F Altered 𝄫7 scale?

F°7 (i°), G♭m(maj7) (♭ii), A♭m7♭5 (♭iii°), B𝄫maj7♯5 (♭IV+), C♭m7 (♭v), D♭7 (♭VI), E𝄫maj7 (𝄫VII).

When is the F Altered 𝄫7 scale used?

Over the diminished 7 chord on the 7th degree of a minor key, resolving to the tonic.