Notes: C, Db, Eb, Fb, Gb, Ab, and Bb - Key: C - Category: Octatonic Scales
The C Altered Dominant uses eight notes per octave. Because of this same reason it is a member of the so called Octatonic -scales that have Eight-note (or Eight-tone). On the piano keyboard, it is made up of five black keys: Db, Eb, Gb, Ab, and Bb and two white keys: C, and Fb. This combination makes this scale - as well as the C Prometheus, C Prometheus Liszt, and C Prometheus Neapolitan - as great choices for composing or improvising music.
If we take a look a the key signature of the C Altered Dominant Scale we can find it has six flats and no sharps. Therefore, on sheet music you will find six accidentals on the score. The notes of this scale are: C, Db, Eb, Fb, Gb, Ab, and Bb.