About the G flat Bebop Harmonic Minor scale
G flat Bebop Harmonic Minor is used for bebop solos over minor chords. Think of it as a harmonic minor with a chromatic passing tone on top. It is G♭ Bebop Minor with the sixth lowered.
Its notes are G♭, A♭, A, C♭, D♭, D, F♭, and F. The formula is W H W W H W H H. It is the seventh mode of A Bebop Major.
Also called Bebop Natural Minor and Utility Minor.
G♭ Bebop Harmonic Minor uses three black keys on the piano, G♭, A♭, and D♭.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | GbG♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AbA♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | AA | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | CbC♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | DbD♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | DD | Minor 6th |
| 7 | FbF♭ | Minor 7th |
| 8 | FF | Major 7th |
| Steps | W H W W H W H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-2-2-1-2-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Bebop Harmonic Minor in other keys
C Bebop Harmonic Minor scaleD flat Bebop Harmonic Minor scaleD Bebop Harmonic Minor scaleE flat Bebop Harmonic Minor scaleE Bebop Harmonic Minor scaleF Bebop Harmonic Minor scaleG Bebop Harmonic Minor scaleA flat Bebop Harmonic Minor scaleA Bebop Harmonic Minor scaleB flat Bebop Harmonic Minor scaleB Bebop Harmonic Minor scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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