About the G Bebop Allan Holdsworth scale
G 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 G, A, B♭, B, C, D, E, F, and F♯. The formula is W H H H W W H H H. It is the sixth mode of C Bebop ii V.
E, A, D, G, and B are open guitar strings that sit inside the key, ready to drone under a riff. Down at the 3rd fret of the low E string lies the lowest G a guitar can play. A full root-to-root octave of G Bebop Allan Holdsworth fits within the first three frets, so it has a real open-position box.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | GG | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AA | Major 2nd |
| 3 | BbB♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | BB | Major 3rd |
| 5 | CC | Perfect 4th |
| 6 | DD | Perfect 5th |
| 7 | EE | Major 6th |
| 8 | FF | Minor 7th |
| 9 | F#F♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | W H H H W W H H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 3 4 5 6 ♭7 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Bebop Allan Holdsworth in other keys
C Bebop Allan Holdsworth scaleD flat Bebop Allan Holdsworth scaleD Bebop Allan Holdsworth scaleE flat Bebop Allan Holdsworth scaleE Bebop Allan Holdsworth scaleF Bebop Allan Holdsworth scaleG flat Bebop Allan Holdsworth scaleA flat Bebop Allan Holdsworth scaleA Bebop Allan Holdsworth scaleB flat Bebop Allan Holdsworth scaleB Bebop Allan Holdsworth scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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