About the A flat Dominant #11 Pentatonic scale
A flat Dominant #11 Pentatonic is used for jazz and fusion solos over dominant chords. Think of it as a five-note dominant color with a raised eleventh. It is A♭ Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) with the fifth lowered.
Its notes are A♭, B♭, C, D, and G♭. The formula is W W W 4 semitones W. It is the fifth mode of B♭ 7b13 Pentatonic.
Also called Five-Note Prometheus.
A♭ Dominant ♯11 Pentatonic draws three black keys from the piano, A♭, B♭, and G♭. Notably, the raised fourth falls on the white key D.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | AbA♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BbB♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | CC | Major 3rd |
| 4 | DD | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | GbG♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | W W W 4 semitones W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-2-4-2 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 ♯4 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Dominant #11 Pentatonic in other keys
C Dominant #11 Pentatonic scaleD flat Dominant #11 Pentatonic scaleD Dominant #11 Pentatonic scaleE flat Dominant #11 Pentatonic scaleE Dominant #11 Pentatonic scaleF Dominant #11 Pentatonic scaleG flat Dominant #11 Pentatonic scaleG Dominant #11 Pentatonic scaleA Dominant #11 Pentatonic scaleB flat Dominant #11 Pentatonic scaleB Dominant #11 Pentatonic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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