About the D flat Bebop Dominant scale
D flat 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 D♭ Bebop Minor with the third raised.
Its notes are D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, and C. The formula is W W H W W H H H.
Also called Bebop Mixolydian and Dominant Bebop.
An unfretted guitar already sounds B from the mode. The 4th fret of the A string is the lowest D♭ on the neck. With a capo at the first fret, D♭ Bebop Dominant can be played 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 | DbD♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | EbE♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | FF | Major 3rd |
| 4 | GbG♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | AbA♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | BbB♭ | Major 6th |
| 7 | CbC♭ | Minor 7th |
| 8 | CC | 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.
Embed this scale
