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Fig. 1 · E altered on the keyboard

piano scale

E altered

E1F♭2G♭3A♭♭4B♭♭5C♭6D♭7

The seventh mode of melodic minor. Every degree above the tonic that can be altered, is.

on guitaron ukulele

Written out

Fig. 2 · E altered, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

EHFWGHA♭WB♭WCWDWE

What is true of it

E altered is E, F, G, A♭, B♭, C and D, and back to E.

Its steps are H – W – H – W – W – W – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, E Locrian differs from it by exactly one note.

Chords made only of these notes

CmajorCaugaugmentedC7dominant seventhDdimdiminishedDm7♭5half-diminished seventhEdimdiminishedEaugaugmentedEm7♭5half-diminished seventh

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on E

E Phrygian dominantexoticE Lydian dominantexoticE double harmonicexoticE majormajorE natural minorminorE harmonic minorminor

C altC♯ altD♭ altD altD♯ altE♭ altF altF♯ altall 374