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C♯ Bebop Minor scale
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About the C sharp Bebop Minor scale

C sharp Bebop Minor is used for bebop solos over minor chords. Think of it as a dorian minor with an extra chromatic passing tone up top. It is C♯ Bebop Dominant with the third lowered.

Its notes are C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A♯, B, and B♯. The formula is W H W W W H H H.

C♯ Bebop Minor draws five black keys from the piano, C♯, D♯, F♯, G♯, and A♯.

Notes and intervals

1C#C♯Root
2D#D♯Major 2nd
3EEMinor 3rd
4F#F♯Perfect 4th
5G#G♯Perfect 5th
6A#A♯Major 6th
7BBMinor 7th
8B#B♯Major 7th
StepsW H W W W H H H
Semitones2-1-2-2-2-1-1-1
Degrees1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7 7

Shapes

Chromatic

CC♯D♭DD♯E♭EFF♯G♭GG♯A♭AA♯B♭B

Circle of Fifths

CGDAEBF♯G♭C♯D♭G♯A♭D♯E♭A♯B♭F

Related scales

Bebop Minor in other keys

C Bebop Minor scaleD Bebop Minor scaleD sharp Bebop Minor scaleE Bebop Minor scaleF Bebop Minor scaleF sharp Bebop Minor scaleG Bebop Minor scaleG sharp Bebop Minor scaleA Bebop Minor scaleA sharp Bebop Minor scaleB Bebop Minor scale

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Db Bebop Minor scale on piano shown as colored note dots
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