Bebop Dorian scale
Inserting a natural third between the minor third and the fourth turns a Dorian scale into this eight-note version, with the added note sitting low rather than up near the seventh.
- Used for
- Bebop and swing minor solos.
- Formula
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Steps W H H H W W H W Semitones 2-1-1-1-2-2-1-2 Degrees 1 2 ♭3 3 4 5 6 ♭7 - Relationships
- It is the fifth mode of the Bebop Dominant scale.
- Also called
- Dorian Bebop.
Bebop Dorian in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Bebop Dorian scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Bebop Dorian scale piano guitar
- D D Bebop Dorian scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Bebop Dorian scale piano guitar
- E E Bebop Dorian scale piano guitar
- F F Bebop Dorian scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Bebop Dorian scale piano guitar
- G G Bebop Dorian scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Bebop Dorian scale piano guitar
- A A Bebop Dorian scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Bebop Dorian scale piano guitar
- B B Bebop Dorian scale piano guitar
