B Bebop Dominant Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · 8 notes · 8 notes · major family
Notes
B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A
A♯
Solfège : Si – Do♯ – Ré♯ – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La – La♯
Interval Structure
B
T
C♯
T
D♯
½T
E
T
F♯
T
G♯
½T
A
½T
A♯
→
B+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 B Bebop Dominant on guitar in the interactive app.
Explore in ScalaBass →