E Super Locrian Pentatonic
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E Super Locrian Pentatonic Scale — Notes and Intervals
The E Super Locrian Pentatonic scale is an aggressive and highly dissonant subset of the altered scale. On Piano, it contains the notes E, G, Ab, Bb, D. It is a primary tool for advanced jazz guitarists and horn players to create outside tension over altered dominant chords before resolving back to the tonic. Commonly used in Jazz, Avant-Garde, Fusion. Notable players include John Coltrane, Michael Brecker. Use over 7alt, 7#9b13 chords. The pentatonic shortcut for maximum 'outside' tension over altered dominants.
Notes: E, G, Ab, Bb, D
Intervals: 1P, 3m, 4d, 5d, 7m
Degrees: 1 b2 3 4 b5
Formula: WH-H-W-4-W
Number of notes: 5
Musical Character
The most dissonant pentatonic — a 5-note distillation of the Altered scale. Every note creates tension against a dominant chord.
Genres & Notable Artists
Genres: Jazz, Avant-Garde, Fusion
Notable players: John Coltrane, Michael Brecker
How to Use the E Super Locrian Pentatonic Scale
Use over 7alt, 7#9b13 chords. The pentatonic shortcut for maximum 'outside' tension over altered dominants.
Origin & Background
Advanced jazz pentatonic extracted from the Super Locrian / Altered scale for efficient improvisation.
Related Scales
Super Locrian Pentatonic is the Altered scale pentatonic subset. View E Altered scale
The E Super Locrian Pentatonic scale contains 5 notes (E, G, Ab, Bb, D). Use the interactive piano diagram above to explore this scale on Piano.