About the G sharp Bebop 7#11 scale
G 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 G♯ Bebop Dominant with the fourth raised.
Its notes are G♯, A♯, B♯, D, D♯, E♯, F♯, and G. The formula is W W W H W H H H.
Also called Bebop Lydian Dominant.
In G♯ Bebop 7#11, the open strings sound D and G. Down at the 4th fret of the low E string lies the lowest G♯ a guitar can play. Placed at the first fret, a capo lets G♯ Bebop 7#11 be played with G-shape fingerings.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
8-position system
8 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | G#G♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | A#A♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | B#B♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | DD | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | D#D♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | E#E♯ | Major 6th |
| 7 | F#F♯ | Minor 7th |
| 8 | GG | 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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