A Altered
A · B♭ · B♯ · C♯ · D♯ · F · G
Also called Super Locrian, A Altered is the seventh mode of melodic minor and contains every altered extension a dominant chord can take — flat and sharp ninth, flat and sharp fifth. It's the definitive jazz scale for a V chord that needs maximum tension before resolving. Learn it as melodic minor a semitone up from the root.
Left-handed
Practice this Scale
Play-alongs where A Altered has been identified to match well with the track.
Dorian Grey – Smooth Jazz Modal Backing Track in A minor (108 BPM)
Experimenting with the A altered scale can add tension and resolve over the dominant 7th chord, adding an advanced harmonic layer.