G Altered
G · A♭ · A♯ · B · C♯ · E♭ · F
Also called Super Locrian, G 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 G Altered has been identified to match well with the track.
For more advanced players, this scale exploits altered tensions, matching the complexity found in some altered chord changes.
This scale works beautifully with altered chords to inject tension and resolve in your phrases.
Provides tension and resolves strategies for advanced players targeting the dominant 7th chords.