About the F Bebop Major scale
F Bebop Major is used for bebop solos over major chords. Think of it as the major scale with a chromatic passing tone between fifth and sixth. It is F Bebop Melodic Minor with the third raised.
Its notes are F, G, A, B♭, C, D♭, D, and E. The formula is W W H W H H W H.
Also called Major Sixth Diminished and Major Bebop.
Four open-string notes belong to F Bebop Major, namely E, A, D, and G. The 1st fret of the low E string is the lowest F on the neck. The first three frets carry a complete octave of the scale, a genuine open-position shape.
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 | FF | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GG | Major 2nd |
| 3 | AA | Major 3rd |
| 4 | BbB♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | CC | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | DbD♭ | Minor 6th |
| 7 | DD | Major 6th |
| 8 | EE | Major 7th |
| Steps | W W H W H H W H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-1-2-1-1-2-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 6 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Bebop Major in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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