Chord Colors

A Bebop Allan Holdsworth scale

About the A Bebop Allan Holdsworth scale

A Bebop Allan Holdsworth is used for fusion and modern jazz improvisation. Think of it as a dense nine-note minor scale in the spirit of Allan Holdsworth.

Its notes are A, B, C, C, D, E, F, G, and G. The formula is W H H H W W H H H. It is the sixth mode of D Bebop ii V.

On the piano, the scale touches the black keys C, F, and G.

Notes and intervals

1AARoot
2BBMajor 2nd
3CCMinor 3rd
4C#C♯Major 3rd
5DDPerfect 4th
6EEPerfect 5th
7F#F♯Major 6th
8GGMinor 7th
9G#G♯Major 7th
StepsW H H H W W H H H
Semitones2-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-1
Degrees1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 7

Shapes

Chromatic

CC♯D♭DD♯E♭EFF♯G♭GG♯A♭AA♯B♭B

Circle of Fifths

CGDAEBF♯G♭C♯D♭G♯A♭D♯E♭A♯B♭F

Related scales

Bebop Allan Holdsworth in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

Embed this scale

Paste the snippet into a lesson page, a blog or a forum post. The card links back here.

A Bebop Allan Holdsworth scale on piano shown as colored note dots
Chord Colors

There's so much more to explore

Explore on the go. Over 150 chord progressions, modal mixture, build your own progressions, and more!

Try web version iOS app
Chord Colors on iPhone showing chords, guitar voicings, progressions, and scales