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C Altered

C · D♭ · D♯ · E · F♯ · A♭ · B♭

Also called Super Locrian, C 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
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Practice this Scale

Play-alongs where C Altered has been identified to match well with the track.

Drifting Away Blues Ballad Guitar Backing Track in C Minor l BT 665
Backing Tracks Center#blues#Cminor#chordchanges
This scale is effective in adding tension and sophisticated flavors over dominant seven chords, particularly the G7.
Blues Funk Guitar Backing Track in C minor | SZBT 1098
Sebastien Zunino#funk#Cminor#chordchanges
Used over the G7 chord to introduce an edgy, tense character that's ripe for funk fusion.
Crazy – Smooth Jazz Backing Track in C minor (110 BPM) - (without crowd)
DixMusicStudio#jazz#Cminor#chordchanges
Recommended for advanced players, utilizing it over augmented and partially diminished chords for a more complex sound.