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
Practice this Scale
Play-alongs where C Altered has been identified to match well with the track.
This scale is effective in adding tension and sophisticated flavors over dominant seven chords, particularly the G7.
Used over the G7 chord to introduce an edgy, tense character that's ripe for funk fusion.
Recommended for advanced players, utilizing it over augmented and partially diminished chords for a more complex sound.