A 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 A altered

A
1
Bb
♭9
B#
♯9
C#
3
D#
♯11
F
♭13
G
♭7

every tension altered

35791215♭13♭71♭9♯93♯11♭13♭7♯93♯11♭13♭71♭9♯93♭71♭9♯93♯11♭13♭71♭9♯11♭13♭71♭9♯93♯11♭131♭9♯93♯11♭13♭71♭9♯9♭13♭71♭9♯93♯11♭13♭7
Hover a note to see everywhere it falls.

Chords from A altered

Contains D#7, the tritone sub of A7.

What to play A altered over

Chords on A made only of these notes.

AaltAm7b5A7b5Aaug7AdimAaug

Other modes on A

A melodic minorA lydian dominantA 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