About the A flat Bebop 7#11 scale
A flat Bebop 7#11 is used for bebop solos over dominant chords with a raised eleventh. Think of it as a Lydian dominant filled out into a bebop scale. It is A♭ Bebop Dominant with the fourth raised.
Its notes are A♭, B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G♭, and G. The formula is W W W H W H H H.
Also called Bebop Lydian Dominant.
A♭ Bebop 7#11 uses four black keys on the piano, A♭, B♭, E♭, and G♭. Even so, the raised fourth is the white key D.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | AbA♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BbB♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | CC | Major 3rd |
| 4 | DD | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | EbE♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | FF | Major 6th |
| 7 | GbG♭ | Minor 7th |
| 8 | GG | Major 7th |
| Steps | W W W H W H H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-2-1-2-1-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Bebop 7#11 in other keys
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