G# Bebop Dominant Guitar Scale

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Notes

G♯
A♯
B♯
C♯
D♯
E♯
F♯
F♯♯

Solfège : Sol♯ – La♯ – Si♯ – Do♯ – Ré♯ – Mi♯ – Fa♯ – Fa♯♯

Interval Structure

G♯ T A♯ T B♯ ½T C♯ T D♯ T E♯ ½T F♯ ½T F♯♯ G♯+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