Melodic Minor starting on B = B, C, D, Eb, F, G, A, B, C, D, Eb, F, G, A, B
B Superlocrian scale numbers = 1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, b7, 8, b9, b10, b11, b12, b13, b14, 15
Notice that b2/b9, b4/b11, b6/b13 (b7/b14 rarely called b14 also the 1 or root is sometimes just R for root note) are the same notes.
Get use to them being referred to both ways. This one number system applies to all keys!
(the only difference between a Locrian Mode and a Superlocrian Mode is the flat fourth b4)
3 notes = B, D, F = B diminished (Bo)
4 notes = B, D, F, A = B minor seventh flat fifth (Bm7b5)
5 notes = B, D, F, A, C = B minor seventh flat fifth add flat ninth (Bm7b5/b9)
6 notes = B, D, F, A, C, Eb = B minor seventh flat fifth add flat ninth, flat eleventh (Bm7b5/b9/b11)
7 notes = B, D, F, A, C, Eb, G = B minor seventh flat fifth add flat ninth, flat eleventh, flat thirteenth (Bm7b5/b9/b11/b13)
Other common diminished chords:
(small m means minor - also / means to add
additional notes to the original 3 note chord)
Bo/b9 = B, D, F, C
Bo/b11 = B, D, F, Eb
Bo/b9/b11 = B, D, F, C, Eb
Bo/b9/b11/b13 = B, D, F, C, Eb, G
Bm7b5/b11 = B, D, F, A, Eb,
Bm7b5/b13 = B, D, F, A, G
Bm7b5/b9/b13 = B, D, F, A, C, G
Bm7b5/b11/b13 = B, D, F, A, Eb, G
Bm7/b11 = B, D, A, Eb (also called B7#9 - Jimi Hendrix used this chord frequently)
Bo/b6 = B, D, F, G
Bo/b6/b9 = B, D, F, G, C
Bo/b6/b11 = B, D, F, G, Eb
Bo/b6/b9/b11 = B, D, F, G, C, Eb
Superlocrian chord progression key of C Melodic Minor:
Original progression - Bo //// F //// Cm //// G //// (io, V, ii, VI)
Now with sub chords - B7#9 //// Fmaj#11 //// Cm/9 //// G7 //// (I7#9, V#11, ii/9, VI7)
You can use any of the 4 note chords to replace the 3 note chords.
You can use any of the A diminished chords in this lesson to sub for the i of the B Superocrian Scale.
I will expand on this in greater detail later but for now go back to all the Supelrocrian chord progressions previously given (Melodic Minor Scale Modes - Superlocrian - Mode 7) and sub the 4 note chords for the 3 note chords and sub the io chord with the new io chords from this lesson.
You can also sub any of the chords already covered, example G major becomes G11.
Also take these chord formulas and a note name chart and start to create these chords in all possible octaves and positions. When creating chords on the guitar the root, fifth or seventh are often omitted because of just having six strings.
You can use all notes when multi-tracking.
Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.
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