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