Notes: C, Db, D#, E, F, Gb, Ab, and Bb - Key: C - Origin: Spain - Category: Nonatonic or Ennatonic Scales
The C Eight-Note Spanish uses nine notes per octave. Because of this same reason it is a member of the so called Nonatonic or Ennatonic -scales that have Nine-note (or Nine-tone). On the piano keyboard, it is made up of five black keys: Db, D#, Gb, Ab, and Bb and three white keys: C, E, and F. 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 Spain music.
If we take a look a the key signature of the C Eight-Note Spanish Scale we can find it has four flats and one sharps. Therefore, on sheet music you will find five accidentals on the score. The notes of this scale are: C, Db, D#, E, F, Gb, Ab, and Bb.