Bb Bebop Dominant Scale
4-string bass · 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 the Mixolydian with an added chromatic major 7th between the b7 and the octave. This passing note allows fluid bebop phrases over dominant chords. One of the most-used scales in bebop and classic jazz.
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