About the F sharp Bebop Minor scale
F 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 F♯ Bebop Dominant with the third lowered.
Its notes are F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D♯, E, and E♯. The formula is W H W W W H H H.
The black keys F♯, G♯, C♯, and D♯ belong to this mode.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | F#F♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | G#G♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | AA | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | BB | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | C#C♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | D#D♯ | Major 6th |
| 7 | EE | Minor 7th |
| 8 | E#E♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | W H W W W H H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-2-2-2-1-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths