About the A flat 7#11 Pentatonic scale
A flat 7#11 Pentatonic is used for jazz and film music that wants a Lydian color. Think of it as a five-note scale with a raised fourth and a major seventh.
Its notes are A♭, B♭, C, D, and G. The formula is W W W 5 semitones H.
The black keys A♭ and B♭ belong to A♭ 7#11 Pentatonic. That raised fourth spells out to the white key D.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | AbA♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BbB♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | CC | Major 3rd |
| 4 | DD | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | GG | Major 7th |
| Steps | W W W 5 semitones H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-2-5-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 ♯4 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
7#11 Pentatonic in other keys
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