About the C Bebop Major scale
C 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 C Bebop Melodic Minor with the third raised.
Its notes are C, D, E, F, G, A♭, A, and B. The formula is W W H W H H W H.
Also called Major Sixth Diminished and Major Bebop.
An unfretted guitar already sounds E, A, D, G, and B from the scale. On guitar, the deepest C within reach is the 3rd fret of the A string. The first three frets carry a complete octave of C Bebop Major, a genuine open-position shape.
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 | CC | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DD | Major 2nd |
| 3 | EE | Major 3rd |
| 4 | FF | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | GG | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | AbA♭ | Minor 6th |
| 7 | AA | Major 6th |
| 8 | BB | 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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