: ▁ ▁Another ▁way ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁alter ed ▁scale ▁is ▁by ▁raising ▁the ▁t onic ▁of ▁a ▁major ▁scale ▁by ▁a ▁half ▁step , ▁for ▁example ▁by ▁raising ▁the ▁t onic ▁of ▁the ▁B ▁major ▁scale ▁by ▁a ▁half ▁step : ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Alter ed ▁ch ord ▁Jazz ▁scale ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁Alter ed ▁Sc ale ▁and ▁its ▁App lications ▁for ▁Jazz ▁Gu itar ▁ ▁Category : He pt at onic ▁scales ▁Category : Mus ical ▁termin ology ▁Category : J azz ▁termin ology ▁Category : H emit onic ▁scales ▁Category : T rit onic ▁scales <0x0A> </s> ▁Cra zy ▁Leg s ▁Cont i ▁( former ly ▁known ▁as ▁John ▁Cont i ▁or ▁Jason ▁Cont i , ▁prior ▁to ▁a ▁legal ▁name ▁change ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁compet itive ▁e ater . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 2 1 st ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Federation ▁of ▁Compet itive ▁E ating . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Cont i ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Bel mont , ▁Massachusetts . ▁He ▁attended ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁three - s port ▁ath lete ▁for ▁the ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁Blue ▁J ays , ▁playing ▁basketball , ▁football ▁(" third ▁string ▁pun ter "), ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁track ▁team ▁he ▁competed ▁in ▁high ▁jump ▁(" but ▁I ▁never ▁quite ▁got ▁high ▁enough ▁to ▁qual ify "). ▁ ▁Other ▁care ers ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁compet itive ▁e ating , ▁he