About the D sharp Bebop 7#11 scale
D 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 D♯ Bebop Dominant with the fourth raised.
Its notes are D♯, E♯, G, A, A♯, B♯, C♯, and D. The formula is W W W H W H H H.
Also called Bebop Lydian Dominant.
On the piano, the mode touches the black keys D♯, A♯, and C♯. Its raised fourth lands on the white key A.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | D#D♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | E#E♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | GG | Major 3rd |
| 4 | AA | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | A#A♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | B#B♯ | Major 6th |
| 7 | C#C♯ | Minor 7th |
| 8 | DD | 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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