A Bebop Dominant Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · 8 notes · 8 notes · major family
Notes
A
B
C♯
D
E
F♯
G
G♯
Solfège : La – Si – Do♯ – Ré – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol – Sol♯
Interval Structure
A
T
B
T
C♯
½T
D
T
E
T
F♯
½T
G
½T
G♯
→
A+oct.
½T
About this scale
The bebop dominant scale is Mixolydian with an added major 7th passing note. On guitar, it allows very fluid bebop-style phrases over dominant chords. Charlie Christian, Joe Pass, and Pat Martino use it to structure their lines with impeccable harmonic logic.
See fretboard positions for A Bebop Dominant on guitar in the interactive app.
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