▁of ▁multiple ▁equivalent ▁complex ▁names . ▁For ▁example , ▁" C 7 alt " ▁supp l ants ▁" C 7 5 9 9 1 1 ", ▁" C 7 − 5 + 5 − 9 + 9 ", ▁" C aug 7 − 9 + 9 + 1 1 ", ▁etc . ▁ ▁This ▁scale ▁has ▁existed ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁mode ▁of ▁mel od ic ▁minor . ▁ ▁En harm onic ▁spell ings ▁and ▁alternate ▁names ▁ ▁The ▁C ▁alter ed ▁scale ▁is ▁also ▁en harm on ically ▁equivalent ▁to ▁the ▁C ▁Loc rian ▁mode ▁with ▁F ▁changed ▁to ▁F . ▁For ▁this ▁reason , ▁the ▁alter ed ▁scale ▁is ▁sometimes ▁called ▁the ▁super - Loc rian ▁scale ▁or ▁the ▁Loc rian ▁flat ▁four ▁scale ▁. ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁en harm on ically ▁the ▁sevent h ▁mode ▁of ▁the ▁asc ending ▁mel od ic ▁minor ▁scale . ▁The ▁alter ed ▁scale ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Pom ero y ▁scale ▁after ▁Her b ▁Pom ero y ▁( ; ▁), ▁the ▁R avel ▁scale ▁after ▁Maurice ▁R avel , ▁and ▁the ▁dimin ished ▁whole ▁tone ▁scale ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁the ▁lower ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁dimin ished ▁scale ▁and ▁the ▁upper ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁tone ▁scale ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁super - Loc rian ▁scale ▁( en harm on ically ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁alter ed ▁scale ) ▁is ▁obtained ▁by ▁fl atten ing ▁the ▁fourth ▁note ▁of ▁the ▁di at onic ▁Loc rian ▁mode