Guitar scale · altered diminished
E 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.
E 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|-----------------------------0-1-3-4-| B|-------------------------1-2---------| G|-------------------0-1-3-------------| D|---------------2-3-------------------| A|---------1-3-4-----------------------| E|-0-1-3-4-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------3-4-6-| B|-------------------------5-6-------| G|-------------------3-5-6-----------| D|-----------2-3-5-6-----------------| A|-------3-4-------------------------| E|-3-4-6-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------4-6-8-| B|-----------------------5-6-8-------| G|-------------------5-6-------------| D|-------------5-6-8-----------------| A|-------4-7-8-----------------------| E|-4-6-8-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------8-9-| B|----------------------------8-9-11-----| G|-----------------------9-10------------| D|---------------8-10-11-----------------| A|-----7-8-10-11-------------------------| E|-8-9-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------9-12-13-| B|-----------------------------------11-13---------| G|------------------------9-10-12-13---------------| D|------------------10-11--------------------------| A|---------10-11-13--------------------------------| E|-9-12-13-----------------------------------------|
How to play E Ultralocrian on guitar
Find the root first: E is at fret 0 on the low E string and fret 7 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every E 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 0–4. 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 | E |
| ♭2 | F |
| ♭3 | G |
| ♭4 | Ab |
| ♭5 | Bb |
| ♭6 | C |
| 𝄫7 | Db |
Chords in E Ultralocrian
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in E Ultralocrian; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| i° | Edim | Edim7 | Tonic |
| ♭ii | Fm | Fm(maj7) | Supertonic |
| ♭iii° | Gdim | Gm7b5 | Mediant |
| ♭IV+ | Abaug | Abmaj7#5 | Subdominant |
| ♭v | Bbm | Bbm7 | Dominant |
| ♭VI | C | C7 | Submediant |
| VII | Db | Dbmaj7 | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the E Ultralocrian Scale?
- The E Ultralocrian Scale has 7 notes: E, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db.
- What chords are in the E Ultralocrian Scale?
- The chords of E Ultralocrian are Edim (i°), Fm (♭ii), Gdim (♭iii°), Abaug (♭IV+), Bbm (♭v), C (♭VI), Db (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 E Ultralocrian on the guitar?
- The root E is at fret 0 on the low E string and fret 7 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 0–4, and four more positions connect it up the neck.