A Bebop
A · B · C♯ · D · E · F♯ · G · G♯
The dominant bebop scale is A Mixolydian with an extra major seventh added as a chromatic passing note, making eight notes in total. That extra note is what keeps the chord tones landing on strong beats when you run the scale in eighths — the whole point of A Bebop. Core jazz vocabulary, and best learned by playing it over a dominant seventh chord.
Left-handed
Practice this Scale
Play-alongs where A Bebop has been identified to match well with the track.
Add complexity with an extra passing note, providing a jazzy flavor.
Add chromatic flavor with bebop scales, perfect for constructing more intricate solos and hits.
Bebop scales introduce chromaticism and additional tones, providing complexity and variety to your phrasing.
For advanced exploration, the A bebop scale introduces chromaticism that enhances jazz blues improvisation.
The bebop scale is an ideal choice to add extra chromaticism and variety to solos, effortlessly gliding through the chord changes.
Provides chromatic passing tones that suit faster passages or intricate runs.
Great for adding chromatic passing tones to enrich melodic lines, offering a bit of jazz-influenced flair.
For a swing feeling, especially over the E7 chord, the bebop scale introduces chromaticism with its additional passing tone.
The bebop scale introduces chromatic passing tones to your lines, adding jazz flavors to an already funky groove.
The bebop scale introduces characteristic chromaticism which can be effectively used over the blues turnaround sections.