About the B Bebop Major scale
B 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 B Bebop Melodic Minor with the third raised.
Its notes are B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G, G♯, and A♯. The formula is W W H W H H W H.
Also called Major Sixth Diminished and Major Bebop.
In B Bebop Major, the open strings sound E, G, and B. A guitarist finds the lowest B at the 2nd fret of the A string. Placed at the second fret, a capo lets B Bebop Major be played with A-shape fingerings.
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 | BB | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | C#C♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | D#D♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | EE | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | F#F♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | GG | Minor 6th |
| 7 | G#G♯ | Major 6th |
| 8 | A#A♯ | 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
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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