BEBOP SCALES

NAME NOTES
BEBOP MAJOR
BEBOP DOMINANT
BEBOP DORIAN
BEBOP MINOR
BEBOP LOCRIAN

BEBOP MAJOR

Alternative names: Bebop Ionian

It is a Ionian scale with an augmented fifth added

IONIAN C   D   E F   G   A   B C
BEBOP MAJOR C   D   E F   G G# A   B C

Structure: 22121121

Chord simbols: C, Cmaj7, C6, C^, Cmaj7(9), C^9, C6/9


BEBOP DOMINANT

Alternative names: Bebop Mixolydian

It is a Mixolydian scale with a major seventh added

MIXOLYDIAN C   D   E F   G   A Bb   C
BEBOP DOMINANT C   D   E F   G   A Bb B C

Structure: 22122111

Chord simbols: C, C7, C9, C11, C13, Csus, C7sus, C9sus, C13sus


BEBOP DORIAN

It is a Dorian scale with a major third added

DORIAN C   D Eb   F   G   A Bb   C
BEBOP DORIAN C   D Eb E F   G   A Bb   C

Structure: 21112212

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm7, Cm9, Cm11, Cm13, Cm6, Cm6/9


BEBOP MINOR

Alternative names: Bebop Melodic Minor

It is a Melodic Minor scale with an augmented fifth added

JAZZ MINOR C   D Eb   F   G   A   B C
BEBOP MINOR C   D Eb   F   G G# A   B C

Structure: 21221122

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm(maj7), Cm6, Cm^, Cm9(maj7), Cm^9, Cm6/9


BEBOP LOCRIAN

Alternative names: Bebop Halfdiminished

It is a Locrian scale with a natural fifth added

LOCRIAN C Db   Eb   F Gb   Ab   Bb   C
BEBOP LOCRIAN C Db   Eb   F Gb G Ab   Bb   C

Structure: 12211122

Chord simbols: Cm7(b5), , Cm7(b5 b9), (b9)