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G♯ Dominant #11 Pentatonic scale

About the G sharp Dominant #11 Pentatonic scale

G sharp Dominant #11 Pentatonic is used for jazz and fusion solos over dominant chords. Think of it as a five-note dominant color with a raised eleventh. It is G Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) with the fifth lowered.

Its notes are G, A, B, D, and F. The formula is W W W 4 semitones W. It is the fifth mode of A 7b13 Pentatonic.

Also called Five-Note Prometheus.

On the piano, this scale touches the black keys G, A, and F. Its raised fourth lands on the white key D.

Notes and intervals

1G#G♯Root
2A#A♯Major 2nd
3B#B♯Major 3rd
4DDAugmented 4th
5F#F♯Minor 7th
StepsW W W 4 semitones W
Semitones2-2-2-4-2
Degrees1 2 3 4 7

Shapes

Chromatic

CC♯D♭DD♯E♭EFF♯G♭GG♯A♭AA♯B♭B

Circle of Fifths

CGDAEBF♯G♭C♯D♭G♯A♭D♯E♭A♯B♭F

Related scales

Dominant #11 Pentatonic in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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Ab Dominant #11 Pentatonic scale on piano shown as colored note dots
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