About the C sharp Dominant #11 Pentatonic scale
C sharp 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 C♯ Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) with the fifth lowered.
Its notes are C♯, D♯, E♯, G, and B. The formula is W W W 4 semitones W. It is the fifth mode of D♯ 7b13 Pentatonic.
Also called Five-Note Prometheus.
G and B are open guitar strings that sit inside the scale, ready to drone under a riff. A guitarist finds the lowest C♯ at the 4th fret of the A string. A capo at the first fret brings C♯ Dominant ♯11 Pentatonic within reach of C-shape fingerings.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
Pentatonic boxes
The five shapes blues and rock are built on, the first scale most guitarists ever solo with, one box per note up the neck.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | C#C♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | D#D♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | E#E♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | GG | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | BB | 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
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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