About the B flat Bebop Dorian scale
B flat Bebop Dorian is a dorian scale with a chromatic passing tone between third and fourth. It's used for bebop and swing minor solos.
Learn morePositions
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 flat | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | D | Major 3rd |
| 5 | E flat | Perfect 4th |
| 6 | F | Perfect 5th |
| 7 | G | Major 6th |
| 8 | A flat | Minor 7th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Bebop Dorian in other keys
C Bebop Dorian D flat Bebop Dorian D Bebop Dorian E flat Bebop Dorian E Bebop Dorian F Bebop Dorian G flat Bebop Dorian G Bebop Dorian A flat Bebop Dorian A Bebop Dorian B Bebop Dorian
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.