About the C sharp Bebop Dominant scale
C sharp Bebop Dominant is used for bebop and swing solos over dominant chords. Think of it as the dominant scale with a chromatic passing tone, built for swing lines. It is C♯ Bebop Minor with the third raised.
Its notes are C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, B, and B♯. The formula is W W H W W H H H.
Also called Bebop Mixolydian and Dominant Bebop.
B is an open guitar string that sits inside this mode, ready to drone under a riff. Down at the 4th fret of the A string lies the lowest C♯ a guitar can play. A capo at the first fret lets a guitarist play C♯ Bebop Dominant with C-shape fingerings.
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 | C#C♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | D#D♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | E#E♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | F#F♯ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | G#G♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | A#A♯ | Major 6th |
| 7 | BB | Minor 7th |
| 8 | B#B♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | W W H W W H H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-1-2-2-1-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Bebop Dominant in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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