Bb altered scale

7 notes · every tension altered · 7th mode of B melodic minor

A dominant’s root, 3rd and ♭7, plus all four altered tensions.

Key
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
majornatural minordorianmixolydianlydianphrygianlocrianharmonic minormelodic minorlydian dominantlydian augmentedalteredmajor pentatonicminor pentatonicblueswhole tonediminishedhalf-whole diminished

The notes of Bb altered

Bb
1
Cb
♭9
C#
♯9
D
3
E
♯11
Gb
♭13
Ab
♭7

every tension altered

35791215♯11♭13♭71♭9♯93♯11♭13♭9♯93♯11♭13♭71♭9♯93♭71♭9♯93♯11♭13♭713♯11♭13♭71♭9♯93♯111♭9♯93♯11♭13♭71♭9♯11♭13♭71♭9♯93♯11♭13
Hover a note to see everywhere it falls.

Chords from Bb altered

Contains E7, the tritone sub of Bb7.

What to play Bb altered over

Chords on Bb made only of these notes.

BbaltBbm7b5Bb7b5Bbaug7BbdimBbaug

Other modes on Bb

Bb melodic minorBb lydian dominantBb lydian augmented

Midi Settings

7.5
Play Style
One pass of the pick from the lowest string up, everything left ringing.
Instrument
350
150

Style

Shows each chord the way this style would voice it, and marks which of its alternatives belong to the idiom.

Layout

Left Handed Mode