About the A Bebop Major scale
A Bebop Major is used for bebop solos over major chords. Think of it as the major scale with a chromatic passing tone between fifth and sixth. It is A Bebop Melodic Minor with the third raised.
Its notes are A, B, C♯, D, E, F, F♯, and G♯. The formula is W W H W H H W H.
Also called Major Sixth Diminished and Major Bebop.
The open-string notes E, A, D, and B all sit inside A Bebop Major. The open A string is the lowest A on the neck.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
8-position system
8 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | AA | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BB | Major 2nd |
| 3 | C#C♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | DD | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | EE | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | FF | Minor 6th |
| 7 | F#F♯ | Major 6th |
| 8 | G#G♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | W W H W H H W H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-1-2-1-1-2-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 6 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Bebop Major in other keys
C Bebop Major scaleD flat Bebop Major scaleD Bebop Major scaleE flat Bebop Major scaleE Bebop Major scaleF Bebop Major scaleG flat Bebop Major scaleG Bebop Major scaleA flat Bebop Major scaleB flat Bebop Major scaleB Bebop Major scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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