Bebop Scales And Patterns

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Bebop Scale Patterns

The Bebop scales

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Bebop Scales: Jazz Scales & Patterns in All 12 Keys. Quantity Add to Cart Add to Wishlist Email this product to a friend Description; Other Info; Description Phrase like a pro! By simply adding one chromatic note, you can convert the most commonly used scales into bebop scales. Bebop scales almost magically turn scales into jazz. The bebop scales add a chromatic passing tone to the basic scales so that strong chord tones occur on the strong beats. The strong chord tones are root, 3 rd, 5 th and 7 th on the dominant chord and root, 3 rd, 5 th and 6 th (not 7 th) on tonic major and minor chords. C7 bebop scale (natural 7 th added) C tonic major bebop scale (sharp 5 th. The bebop scales add a chromatic passing tone to the basic scales so that strong chord tones occur on the strong beats. The strong chord tones are root, 3 rd, 5 th and 7 th on the dominant chord and root, 3 rd, 5 th and 6 th (not 7 th) on tonic major and minor chords. C7 bebop scale (natural 7 th added) C tonic major bebop scale (sharp 5 th. If you’re looking for sheet music for Bebop Scales: Jazz Scales And Patterns In All 12 Keys then you have come to the right place. We offer original sheet music in a range of formats including, digital, hardcover, and softcover.

In the Bebop era the basic phrasing in improvisation shifted from crochets to extended quaver patterns. This caused a problem with the traditional 7-note scales, as they did not fit into patterns of 8 quavers to the bar.
To overcome this problem Bebop scales were formed by adding one extra note to three modes of the major scale. This brought them in phase with the new rhythmic pulse (but see note).
Shown below are the Bebop major, Bebop dominant and Bebop minor scales. They are resp. the Major scale with an added b6, and the Mixolydian and Dorian modes each with an added major 7th.

Key	Bebop major	Bebop dominant	Bebop minor
C	C - D - E - F - G - Ab - A - B - c	C - D - E - F - G - A - Bb - B - c	C - D - Eb - F - G - A - Bb - B - c
G	G - A - B - C - D - Eb - E - F# - g	G - A - B - C - D - E - F - F# - g	G - A - Bb - C - D - E - F - F# - g
D	D - E - F# - G - A - Bb - B - C# - d	D - E - F# - G - A - B - C - C# - d	D - E - F# - G - A - B - C - C# - d
A	A - B - C# - D - E - F - F# - G# - a	A - B - C# - D - E - F# - G - G# - a	A - B - C - D - E - F# - G - G# - a
E	E - F# - G# - A - B - C - C# - D# - e	E - F# - G# - A - B - C# - D - D# - e	E - F# - G - A - B - C# - D - D# - e
B	B - C# - D# - E - F# - G - G# - A# - b	B - C# - D# - E - F# - G# - A - A# - b	B - C# - D - E - F# - G# - A - A# - b
Gb	Gb - Ab - Bb - B - Db - D - Eb - F - gb	Gb - Ab - Bb - B - Db - Eb - E - F - gb	Gb - Ab - A - B - Db - Eb - E - F - gb
Db	Db - Eb - F - Gb - Ab - A - Bb - C - db	Db - Eb - F - Gb - Ab - Bb - B - C - db	Db - Eb - E - Gb - Ab - Bb - B - C - db
Ab	Ab - Bb - C - Db - Eb - E - F - G - ab	Ab - Bb - C - Db - Eb - F - Gb - G - ab	Ab - Bb - B - Db - Eb - F - Gb - G - ab
Eb	Eb - F - G - Ab - Bb - B - C - D - eb	Eb - F - G - Ab - Bb - C - Db - D - eb	Eb - F - Gb - Ab - Bb - C - Db - D - eb
Bb	Bb - C - D - Eb - F - Gb - G - A - bb	Bb - C - D - Eb - F - G - Ab - A - bb	Bb - C - Db - Eb - F - G - Ab - A - bb
F	F - G - A - Bb - C - Db - D - E - f	F - G - A - Bb - C - D - Eb - E - f	F - G - Ab - Bb - C - D - Eb - E - f

Bebop Scale Patterns

Note
A perhaps more effective way to deal with this problem is to play 7-note scales and modes up to and/or down from the 9th.
This also has the advantage that all chord tones fall on down-beat positions in the bar, emphasizing them in the process.

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