F# Bebop Major Scale
4-string bass · 8 notes (#5) · 8 notes · major family
Notes
F♯
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
C♯♯
D♯
E♯
Solfège : Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La♯ – Si – Do♯ – Do♯♯ – Ré♯ – Mi♯
Interval Structure
F♯
T
G♯
T
A♯
½T
B
T
C♯
½T
C♯♯
½T
D♯
T
E♯
→
F♯+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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