About the C sharp Bebop 7#11 scale
C sharp 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 C♯ Bebop Dominant with the fourth raised.
Its notes are C♯, D♯, E♯, G, G♯, A♯, B, and B♯. The formula is W W W H W H H H.
Also called Bebop Lydian Dominant.
This mode shares G and B with the guitar's open strings. Down at the 4th fret of the A string lies the lowest C♯ a guitar can play. With a capo at the first fret, C♯ Bebop 7#11 can be played with C-shape fingerings.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
8-position system
8 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | C#C♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | D#D♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | E#E♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | GG | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | G#G♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | A#A♯ | Major 6th |
| 7 | BB | Minor 7th |
| 8 | B#B♯ | 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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