Guitar scale · altered diminished
F# Ultralocrian Scale
Mode 7 of Harmonic Minor: Locrian with a doubly flattened 7th (𝄫7). Every note except the root is lowered, and it holds every tone of a diminished 7th chord.
Tap any note to hear it.
F# Ultralocrian Scale tab: all 5 positions
Each tab climbs from the low E string to the high e string. Play it up, then back down.
e|-----------------------------2-3-5-6-| B|-------------------------3-4---------| G|-------------------2-3-5-------------| D|---------------4-5-------------------| A|---------3-5-6-----------------------| E|-2-3-5-6-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------5-6-8-| B|-------------------------7-8-------| G|-------------------5-7-8-----------| D|-----------4-5-7-8-----------------| A|-------5-6-------------------------| E|-5-6-8-----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------6-8-10-| B|--------------------------7-8-10--------| G|----------------------7-8---------------| D|---------------7-8-10-------------------| A|--------6-9-10--------------------------| E|-6-8-10---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------10-11-| B|---------------------------------10-11-13-------| G|---------------------------11-12----------------| D|------------------10-12-13----------------------| A|-------9-10-12-13-------------------------------| E|-10-11------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------11-14-15-| B|-------------------------------------13-15----------| G|-------------------------11-12-14-15----------------| D|-------------------12-13----------------------------| A|----------12-13-15----------------------------------| E|-11-14-15-------------------------------------------|
How to play F# Ultralocrian on guitar
Find the root first: F# is at fret 2 on the low E string and fret 9 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every F# on the neck; the gold ones are the rest of the scale's home chord (♭3, ♭5, 𝄫7), the safest notes to land on at the end of a phrase.
Learn it one box at a time. Position 1, the E shape, sits at frets 2–6. Once it's under your fingers, move to position 2 (the D shape) and play the notes the two boxes share, then keep going up the neck. After all five, the scale joins up into one pattern across the whole fretboard.
Degrees
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | F# |
| ♭2 | G |
| ♭3 | A |
| ♭4 | Bb |
| ♭5 | C |
| ♭6 | D |
| 𝄫7 | Eb |
Chords in F# Ultralocrian
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in F# Ultralocrian; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| i° | F#dim | F#dim7 | Tonic |
| ♭ii | Gm | Gm(maj7) | Supertonic |
| ♭iii° | Adim | Am7b5 | Mediant |
| ♭IV+ | Bbaug | Bbmaj7#5 | Subdominant |
| ♭v | Cm | Cm7 | Dominant |
| ♭VI | D | D7 | Submediant |
| VII | Eb | Ebmaj7 | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the F# Ultralocrian Scale?
- The F# Ultralocrian Scale has 7 notes: F#, G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb.
- What chords are in the F# Ultralocrian Scale?
- The chords of F# Ultralocrian are F#dim (i°), Gm (♭ii), Adim (♭iii°), Bbaug (♭IV+), Cm (♭v), D (♭VI), Eb (VII).
- What is the formula of the ultralocrian scale?
- 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7, which is the step pattern H W H W W H W+H (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play F# Ultralocrian on the guitar?
- The root F# is at fret 2 on the low E string and fret 9 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 2–6, and four more positions connect it up the neck.