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B♭ Bebop Minor scale
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About the B flat Bebop Minor scale

B flat Bebop Minor is used for bebop solos over minor chords. Think of it as a dorian minor with an extra chromatic passing tone up top. It is B♭ Bebop Dominant with the third lowered.

Its notes are B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G, A♭, and A. The formula is W H W W W H H H.

Four of the notes in B♭ Bebop Minor are black keys, B♭, D♭, E♭, and A♭.

Notes and intervals

1BbB♭Root
2CCMajor 2nd
3DbD♭Minor 3rd
4EbE♭Perfect 4th
5FFPerfect 5th
6GGMajor 6th
7AbA♭Minor 7th
8AAMajor 7th
StepsW H W W W H H H
Semitones2-1-2-2-2-1-1-1
Degrees1 2 ♭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 Minor in other keys

C Bebop Minor scaleD flat Bebop Minor scaleD Bebop Minor scaleE flat Bebop Minor scaleE Bebop Minor scaleF Bebop Minor scaleG flat Bebop Minor scaleG Bebop Minor scaleA flat Bebop Minor scaleA Bebop Minor scaleB Bebop Minor scale

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Bb Bebop Minor scale on piano shown as colored note dots
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