C# Bebop Major Scale
4-string bass · 8 notes (#5) · 8 notes · major family
Notes
C♯
D♯
E♯
F♯
G♯
G♯♯
A♯
B♯
Solfège : Do♯ – Ré♯ – Mi♯ – Fa♯ – Sol♯ – Sol♯♯ – La♯ – Si♯
Interval Structure
C♯
T
D♯
T
E♯
½T
F♯
T
G♯
½T
G♯♯
½T
A♯
T
B♯
→
C♯+oct.
½T
About this scale
The bebop major scale adds a chromatic augmented 5th (#5) between the 5th and 6th of the major scale. This 8th passing note allows fluid bebop lines on strong beats. A fundamental scale in the bebop language invented by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
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