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