About the G flat Bebop 7#11 scale
G flat 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 G♭ Bebop Dominant with the fourth raised.
Its notes are G♭, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F♭, and F. The formula is W W W H W H H H.
Also called Bebop Lydian Dominant.
G♭ Bebop 7#11 uses five black keys on the piano, G♭, A♭, B♭, D♭, and E♭. Its raised fourth lands on the white key C.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | GbG♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AbA♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | BbB♭ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | CC | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | DbD♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | EbE♭ | Major 6th |
| 7 | FbF♭ | Minor 7th |
| 8 | FF | 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