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Scales
Chords
B
Bebop Dominant
Frets: 0 - 24

Formula
Notes

M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-m2-m2
B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A
A♯
E
B
A
E
G♯
D♯
A♯
1
F♯
C♯
A
E
B
F♯
2
A♯
3
G♯
D♯
B
F♯
C♯
G♯
4
A
E
A
5
A♯
C♯
G♯
D♯
A♯
6
B
F♯
A
E
B
7
D♯
A♯
8
C♯
G♯
E
B
F♯
C♯
9
A
10
D♯
A♯
F♯
C♯
G♯
D♯
11
E
B
A
E
12
G♯
D♯
A♯
13
F♯
C♯
A
E
B
F♯
14
A♯
15
G♯
D♯
B
F♯
C♯
G♯
16
A
E
A
17
A♯
C♯
G♯
D♯
A♯
18
B
F♯
A
E
B
19
D♯
A♯
20
C♯
G♯
E
B
F♯
C♯
21
A
22
D♯
A♯
F♯
C♯
G♯
D♯
23
E
B
A
E
24

Basic Scale Information

  • Name: Bebop Dominant
  • Type: Octatonic scale
  • Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – ♭7 – ♯7
  • Relation with Major Scale: Derived from the Mixolydian scale with the addition of the major seventh (♯7) as a passing note.

Theoretical Aspects

  • Sound Character: Fluid, swinging, rhythmically stable. Ideal for precise melodic lines in bebop phrasing.
  • Typical Chord: 7 / 13
  • Modal Context: Used over dominant chords to create phrases that resolve well on the beat accents.
  • Harmonic Use: On V7 in traditional jazz and bebop, for lines with organized chromatic approaches.

Musical Context

  1. Musical Styles: Jazz, Bebop, Swing
  2. Songs using the scale:
    • Donna Lee - Charlie Parker
    • Anthropology - Charlie Parker
    • Oleo - Sonny Rollins
    • Confirmation - Charlie Parker
  3. Evoked Atmosphere: Intelligent, snappy, precise, and swinging.

Chords in Scale

B
B Major
B Major Dominant 7
B Major Dominant 9
B Major Dominant 11
B Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
B Major Dominant 9 Suspended 4
B Major Dominant 13 Suspended 4
B Major Dominant 13
B Major 6
B Major 7
B Major 9
B Major 11
B Major 13
B Power chord
B Suspended Second
B Suspended Fourth
D♭
D♭ Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
D♭ Major Dominant 9 Suspended 4
D♭ Major Dominant 13 Suspended 4
D♭ Power chord
D♭ Suspended Second
D♭ Suspended Fourth
C♯ Minor
C♯ Minor 6
C♯ Minor 13
C♯ Minor 7
C♯ Minor 9
C♯ Minor 11
E♭
E♭ Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
E♭ Power chord
E♭ Suspended Fourth
D♯ Minor
D♯ Minor 6
D♯ Minor 7
D♯ Diminished
D♯ Half Diminished 7
E
E Major
E Major 6
E Major 7
E Major 9
E Major 11
E Major 13
E Power chord
E Suspended Second
E Suspended Fourth
F♯
F♯ Major
F♯ Major Dominant 7
F♯ Major Dominant 9
F♯ Major Dominant 11
F♯ Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
F♯ Major Dominant 9 Suspended 4
F♯ Major Dominant 13 Suspended 4
F♯ Major Dominant 13
F♯ Major 6
F♯ Power chord
F♯ Suspended Second
F♯ Suspended Fourth
F♯ Minor
F♯ Minor 7
F♯ Minor 9
F♯ Minor 11
A♭
A♭ Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
A♭ Major Dominant 9 Suspended 4
A♭ Power chord
A♭ Suspended Second
A♭ Suspended Fourth
G♯ Minor
G♯ Minor 6
G♯ Minor 13
G♯ Minor 7
G♯ Minor 9
G♯ Minor 11
A
A Major
A Major 6
A Major 7
A Major 9
A Power chord
A Suspended Second
A♯
A♯ Diminished
B♭ Diminished 7
A♯ Half Diminished 7