What is The Phrygian Dominant Bebop Scale?
The Phrygian Dominant Scale (as Altered Bebop Scale) Contains eight Tones just like all bebop scale. It is built same as 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
Differences Between The Main Phrygian Scale :
here are three other types of Phrygian Scales:
The Phrygian Mode, Its Third mode of Major Scale Formula is [1-b2-b3-4-5-b6-b7]
The Phrygian b4 Scale, its Third mode of Harmonic minor [1-b2-b3-b4-5-b6-b7]
The Phrygian Dominant Scale, Fifth Mode of harmonic minor scale formula is [1-b2-3-4-5-b6-b7]
Now you try the E Phrygian Dominant Bebop Scale 7 shapes below that cover the whole guitar neck. Obviously, there are several possibilities of fingerings, don’t hesitate to experiment you own.
Phrygian Dominant (Bebop) Exercises
The examples below are based on the G Phrygian dominant (bebop) scale
(G – Ab -B – C – D – Eb – F – F#).
How To Use The Phrygian Dominant Bebop Scale?
The Phrygian Dominant (bebop) scale is generally played over a VI7b9 chord, at the end of a jazz blues progression (I7 – VI7b9 – iim7 – V7) or over the rhythm changes turnaround (Imaj7 – VI7b9 – iim7 – V7). Indeed, the tones of a 7b9 chord (1-3-5-b7-b9) match perfectly with the Phrygian dominant bebop scale.
Phrygian Dominant Bebop Licks
This first example show how to play the Phrygian dominant bebop scale over the VI7b9 chord a rhythm changes turnaround. As you see you will be playing a Bb major 7 arpeggio (Bb – D – F – A) with an added 13th (G) over Bbmaj7, the C Dorian mode (C-D-Eb-F-G-A-Bb) over Cm7 and notes from F Mixolydian (F-G-A-Bb-C-D-Eb) over F7.
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