About the C sharp Bebop Melodic Minor scale
C sharp Bebop Melodic Minor is used for bebop solos over minor and minor-major chords. Think of it as a melodic minor with a chromatic passing tone added. It is C♯ Diminished with the fifth raised.
Its notes are C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A, A♯, and B♯. The formula is W H W W H H W H.
Also called Minor Six Diminished and Barry Harris Minor Sixth.
The black keys C♯, D♯, F♯, G♯, and A♯ belong to C♯ Bebop Melodic Minor. That raised fifth spells out to the white key A.
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 | Augmented 5th |
| 7 | A#A♯ | Major 6th |
| 8 | B#B♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | W H W W H H W H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-2-2-1-1-2-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♯5 6 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Bebop Melodic Minor in other keys
C Bebop Melodic Minor scaleD Bebop Melodic Minor scaleD sharp Bebop Melodic Minor scaleE Bebop Melodic Minor scaleF Bebop Melodic Minor scaleF sharp Bebop Melodic Minor scaleG Bebop Melodic Minor scaleG sharp Bebop Melodic Minor scaleA Bebop Melodic Minor scaleA sharp Bebop Melodic Minor scaleB Bebop Melodic Minor scale
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