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Standard Bb
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Open A
Drop D
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Drop C
DADGAD
Scales
Chords
C
C
C
♯
D
E
♭
E
F
F
♯
G
A
♭
A
B
♭
B
Bebop Dominant
Major / Minor
Ionian
Dorian
Phrygian
Lydian
Mixolydian
Aeolian
Locrian
Double Harmonic Major Modes
Hungarian Minor
Oriental
Ionian with Augmented Second
Locrian with Flat 3 and 7
Double Harmonic
Lydian with Augmented 6 and 2
Ultra Phrygian
Harmonic Minor Modes
Harmonic Minor
Locrian with Major Sixth
Ionian with Diminished Fifth
Dorian with Augmented Fourth
Phrygian Dominant
Lydian with Minor Second
Super Locrian with Minor Seventh
Major Pentatonic Modes
Major Pentatonic
Egyptian Suspended
Man Gong
Ritsusen
Minor Pentatonic
Minor Melodic Modes
Melodic Minor
Dorian with Minor Second
Lydian Augmented
Lydian Dominant
Aeolian Dominant
Half Diminished
Super Locrian
Others
Blues
Bebop Dominant
Frets: 0 - 24
Formula
Notes
M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-m2-m2
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
♭
B
Play
E
B
G
D
A
E
F
C
B
♭
F
1
A
E
B
2
G
D
B
♭
F
C
G
3
B
4
A
E
C
G
D
A
5
B
♭
F
B
♭
6
B
D
A
E
B
7
C
G
B
♭
F
C
8
E
B
9
D
A
F
C
G
D
10
B
♭
11
E
B
G
D
A
E
12
F
C
B
♭
F
13
A
E
B
14
G
D
B
♭
F
C
G
15
B
16
A
E
C
G
D
A
17
B
♭
F
B
♭
18
B
D
A
E
B
19
C
G
B
♭
F
C
20
E
B
21
D
A
F
C
G
D
22
B
♭
23
E
B
G
D
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
Musical Styles:
Jazz, Bebop, Swing
Songs using the scale:
Donna Lee - Charlie Parker
Anthropology - Charlie Parker
Oleo - Sonny Rollins
Confirmation - Charlie Parker
Evoked Atmosphere:
Intelligent, snappy, precise, and swinging.
Chords in Scale
C
C
Major
C
Major Dominant 7
C
Major Dominant 9
C
Major Dominant 11
C
Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
C
Major Dominant 9 Suspended 4
C
Major Dominant 13 Suspended 4
C
Major Dominant 13
C
Major 6
C
Major 7
C
Major 9
C
Major 11
C
Major 13
C
Power chord
C
Suspended Second
C
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
D
Minor
D
Minor 6
D
Minor 13
D
Minor 7
D
Minor 9
D
Minor 11
E
E
Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
E
Power chord
E
Suspended Fourth
E
Minor
E
Minor 6
E
Minor 7
E
Diminished
E
Half Diminished 7
F
F
Major
F
Major 6
F
Major 7
F
Major 9
F
Major 11
F
Major 13
F
Power chord
F
Suspended Second
F
Suspended Fourth
G
G
Major
G
Major Dominant 7
G
Major Dominant 9
G
Major Dominant 11
G
Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
G
Major Dominant 9 Suspended 4
G
Major Dominant 13 Suspended 4
G
Major Dominant 13
G
Major 6
G
Power chord
G
Suspended Second
G
Suspended Fourth
G
Minor
G
Minor 7
G
Minor 9
G
Minor 11
A
A
Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
A
Major Dominant 9 Suspended 4
A
Power chord
A
Suspended Second
A
Suspended Fourth
A
Minor
A
Minor 6
A
Minor 13
A
Minor 7
A
Minor 9
A
Minor 11
B
♭
B
♭
Major
B
♭
Major 6
B
♭
Major 7
B
♭
Major 9
B
♭
Power chord
B
♭
Suspended Second
B
B
Diminished
B
Diminished 7
B
Half Diminished 7
