C# Ultralocrian
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C# Ultralocrian Scale — Notes and Intervals
The C# Ultralocrian scale is an extremely dark and condensed scale used to create intense chromatic tension. On Piano, its notes are C#, D, E, F, G, A, Bb. It is used in avant-garde jazz and dark ambient music to explore the most dissonant boundaries of minor-key tonality. Commonly used in Avant-Garde, Dark Ambient, Experimental Jazz. Notable players include John Zorn, Derek Bailey. Use over dim7 chords in avant-garde contexts. More of a compositional tool than an improvisational one.
Notes: C#, D, E, F, G, A, Bb
Intervals: 1P, 2m, 3m, 4d, 5d, 6m, 7d
Degrees: 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 7
Formula: H-W-H-W-W-H-WH
Number of notes: 7
Also known as: superlocrian bb7, superlocrian diminished
Musical Character
The darkest mode of the harmonic minor — so dark it has a diminished 4th (bb7), making it almost chromatic. Used to push dissonance to its absolute limit.
Genres & Notable Artists
Genres: Avant-Garde, Dark Ambient, Experimental Jazz
Notable players: John Zorn, Derek Bailey
How to Use the C# Ultralocrian Scale
Use over dim7 chords in avant-garde contexts. More of a compositional tool than an improvisational one.
Origin & Background
The seventh mode of the harmonic minor scale. Explores the most dissonant extreme of minor-key tonality.
Related Scales
Ultralocrian is the 7th mode of the Harmonic Minor scale. View C# Harmonic minor scale
The C# Ultralocrian scale contains 7 notes (C#, D, E, F, G, A, Bb). Use the interactive piano diagram above to explore this scale on Piano.