About the D sharp 7#11 Pentatonic scale
D sharp 7#11 Pentatonic is used for jazz and film music that wants a Lydian color. Think of it as a five-note scale with a raised fourth and a major seventh.
Its notes are D♯, E♯, G, A, and D. The formula is W W W 5 semitones H.
The black key D♯ belongs to the scale. Notably, the raised fourth falls on the white key A. D♯ 7#11 Pentatonic includes a stretch of four consecutive white keys.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | D#D♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | E#E♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | GG | Major 3rd |
| 4 | AA | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | DD | Major 7th |
| Steps | W W W 5 semitones H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-2-5-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 ♯4 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
7#11 Pentatonic in other keys
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