The harmonic minor bebop scale is obviously based on the harmonic minor scale. It contains an additional note (b7) between the minor 6 (b6) and the major 7 giving the following interval pattern made of eight notes : 1 (tonic) – 2 (second) – b3 (minor third) – 4 (perfect fourth) – 5 (perfect fifth) – b6 (minor sixth) – b7 (minor seventh) – 7 (major seventh).
The melodic minor bebop scale, like all bebop scales, is built with eight notes. It can be seen as the melodic minor scale with an added note, the sharp fifth (#5), between the 5 and 6, thus giving the following interval pattern : 1 (tonic), 2 (major second), b3 (minor third), 4 (perfect fourth), 5 (perfect fifth), #5 (augmented fifth), 6 (major sixth) and major seventh (7).
The Phrygian Dominant Scale. Its Fifth Mode of Harmonic Minor Scale, But with an additional note, A Natural Seventh [7] Between the b7 and the tonic [1]. The Phrygian Dominant scale Interval Pattern is 1-b2-3-4-5-b6-b7-7
Phrygian Dominant Bebop Scale
The Locrian bebop scale is made up of eight notes, it’s an octatonic scale. The formula is 1 – b2 – b3 – 4 – b5 – 5 – b6 – b7. This is the Locrian mode with a passing tone (5) between the flat five (b5) and the minor sixth (b6). This scale is commonly played over m7b5 chords but it can be a good choice when you want to improvise over dominant chords as explained below.
(1). The formula is root (1), second (2), major third (3), perfect fourth (4), perfect fifth (5), sixth (6), minor seventh (b7) and seventh (7). Dominant Bebop Scale
The Dorian bebop scale otherwise called minor bebop scale, is an eight notes scale. It is generally utilized in bebop. This scale contains an extra note between the minor third (b3) and the fourth (4).
Major Bebop Scale Theory What is a bebop? The Bebop Period started around the 1940’s, during this time Charlie Parker, …
