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A♯ Bebop Allan Holdsworth scale

About the A sharp Bebop Allan Holdsworth scale

A sharp 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, D, D, E, G, G, and A. The formula is W H H H W W H H H. It is the sixth mode of D Bebop ii V.

A Bebop Allan Holdsworth uses four black keys on the piano, A, C, D, and G.

Notes and intervals

1A#A♯Root
2B#B♯Major 2nd
3C#C♯Minor 3rd
4DDMajor 3rd
5D#D♯Perfect 4th
6E#E♯Perfect 5th
7GGMajor 6th
8G#G♯Minor 7th
9AAMajor 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.

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Bb Bebop Allan Holdsworth scale on piano shown as colored note dots
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