About the B flat Bebop Dominant scale
B flat Bebop Dominant is the dominant scale with a chromatic passing tone, built for swing lines. It's used for bebop and swing solos over dominant chords.
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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 | B flat | Root |
| 2 | C | Major 2nd |
| 3 | D | Major 3rd |
| 4 | E flat | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | F | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | G | Major 6th |
| 7 | A flat | Minor 7th |
| 8 | A | Major 7th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Bebop Dominant in other keys
C Bebop Dominant D flat Bebop Dominant D Bebop Dominant E flat Bebop Dominant E Bebop Dominant F Bebop Dominant G flat Bebop Dominant G Bebop Dominant A flat Bebop Dominant A Bebop Dominant B Bebop Dominant
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
