About the B flat Dominant #11 Pentatonic scale
B 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 B♭ Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) with the fifth lowered.
Its notes are B♭, C, D, E, and A♭. The formula is W W W 4 semitones W. It is the fifth mode of C 7b13 Pentatonic.
Also called Five-Note Prometheus.
On the piano, this mode touches the black keys B♭ and A♭. Even so, the raised fourth is the white key E.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | BbB♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | CC | Major 2nd |
| 3 | DD | Major 3rd |
| 4 | EE | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | AbA♭ | 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 flat Dominant #11 Pentatonic scaleA Dominant #11 Pentatonic scaleB Dominant #11 Pentatonic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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