About the C sharp Bebop Harmonic Minor scale
C sharp Bebop Harmonic Minor is used for bebop solos over minor chords. Think of it as a harmonic minor with a chromatic passing tone on top. It is C♯ Bebop Minor with the sixth lowered.
Its notes are C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A, B, and B♯. The formula is W H W W H W H H. It is the seventh mode of E Bebop Major.
Also called Bebop Natural Minor and Utility Minor.
Three open-string notes belong to C♯ Bebop Harmonic Minor, namely E, A, and B. The 4th fret of the A string is the lowest C♯ on the neck. A capo at the first fret lets a guitarist play C♯ Bebop Harmonic Minor 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 | EE | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | F#F♯ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | G#G♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | AA | Minor 6th |
| 7 | BB | Minor 7th |
| 8 | B#B♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | W H W W H W H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-2-2-1-2-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Bebop Harmonic Minor in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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