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E Bebop Allan Holdsworth scale

About the E Bebop Allan Holdsworth scale

E Bebop Allan Holdsworth is used for fusion and modern jazz improvisation. Think of it as a dense nine-note minor scale in the spirit of Allan Holdsworth.

Its notes are E, F, G, G, A, B, C, D, and D. The formula is W H H H W W H H H. It is the sixth mode of A Bebop ii V.

The key draws four black keys from the piano, F, G, C, and D.

Notes and intervals

1EERoot
2F#F♯Major 2nd
3GGMinor 3rd
4G#G♯Major 3rd
5AAPerfect 4th
6BBPerfect 5th
7C#C♯Major 6th
8DDMinor 7th
9D#D♯Major 7th
StepsW H H H W W H H H
Semitones2-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-1
Degrees1 2 3 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 Allan Holdsworth in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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E Bebop Allan Holdsworth scale on piano shown as colored note dots
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