Eb Bebop Dominant Guitar Scale

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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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Same scale in other keys