{"id":8349,"date":"2018-05-23T21:31:13","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T19:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/?p=8349"},"modified":"2021-06-25T17:44:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T15:44:48","slug":"bebop-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/bebop-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bebop Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"line-height: 160%; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;\">Bebop scale is a term coined by David Baker in his book <em>How to Play Bebop<\/em>, describing a technique Charlie Parker and other bebop players used to make those long, never-ending bebop lines. Today it&#8217;s unthinkable for a jazz musician to not at least speak a bit of the bebop language and the bebop scale is a good place to get you started.<\/p>\n<p>In this lesson, you will learn what the bebop scales are, how they look on the guitar, and how you can use these scales in your solos.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The bebop scale is an octatonic scale, which means it has 8 notes. It is formed by adding a chromatic passing note to heptatonic (7-note) scales such as the Mixolydian, Dorian,\u00a0and Ionan modes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"--tl-form-height-m:562.469px;--tl-form-height-t:361.875px;--tl-form-height-d:361.875px;\" class=\"tl-placeholder-f-type-shortcode_10059 tl-preload-form\"><span><\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"tocgreybox\">\n<h3 style=\"background-color: #313131; padding: 5px 5px 5px 10px; color: #ffffff;\">Table of Contents<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"tocl\">\n<li><a href=\"#bebop\">The Bebop Scale<\/a>\n<ul class=\"tocl\">\n<li><a href=\"#definition\">What Are Bebop Scales &amp; How To Use Them?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#advantages\">The Advantages of the Bebop Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#diagrams\">Dominant Bebop Scale Diagrams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#licks\">Bebop Scale Licks &amp; Phrases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#minor\">The Minor Bebop Scale<\/a>\n<ul class=\"tocl\">\n<li><a href=\"#fingerings\">Minor Bebop Scale Fingerings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#minorlicks\">Minor Bebop Scale Licks &amp; Phrases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#major\">The Major Bebop Scale<\/a>\n<ul class=\"tocl\">\n<li><a href=\"#majorfingerings\">Major Bebop Scale Fingerings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#majorlicks\">Major Bebop Scale Licks &amp; Phrases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#lydian\">The Bebop Lydian Dominant Scale<\/a>\n<ul class=\"tocl\">\n<li><a href=\"#lydianfingerings\">Bebop Lydian Dominant Scale Fingerings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#more\">More Scales<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"bebop\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Dominant Bebop Scale<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Although there are several kinds of bebop scales, the dominant bebop scale is what is normally referred to as &#8220;The Bebop Scale&#8221;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"definition\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">What Are Bebop Scales and How Do You Use Them?<\/h3>\n<p>The bebop scale is a Mixolydian Scale with a descending chromatic note between the root and the b7.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>(Dominant) Bebop Scale = Mixolydian Scale + 7<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here is a comparison between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/guitar-modes\/#mixolydian\">Mixolydian scale<\/a> and the dominant bebop scale. The note that is added to the G Mixolydian scale is the 7 (F#). I reversed the scale in the diagram because that is how the bebop scale is usually played.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"color: #ed212a; border-bottom: 0; width: 40%;\">G Mixolydian Scale (reversed)<\/th>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th>E<\/th>\n<th>D<\/th>\n<th>C<\/th>\n<th>B<\/th>\n<th>A<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; border-bottom: 0; color: #ffffff;\"><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"color: #ed212a; border-bottom: 0;\">G Bebop Scale (reversed)<\/th>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th>F#<\/th>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th>E<\/th>\n<th>D<\/th>\n<th>C<\/th>\n<th>B<\/th>\n<th>A<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; border-bottom: 0; color: #ffffff;\"><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The bebop scale is a\u00a0<b>dominant scale<\/b>\u00a0and has the same function in a key as the Mixolydian scale.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how the bebop scale is usually applied:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>On dominant chords<\/strong>: the bebop scale is used to play over dominant chords, such as the 5 in a 2-5-1 progression or the dominant 7 chords in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/jazz-blues-chord-progressions\/\">jazz blues progression<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>On minor chords<\/strong>: the bebop scale can also be used to play over minor chords. The G Bebop Scale, for example, can be played over Dm7, giving us a great tool to play over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/20-ways-to-play-ii-v-i-vi-chord-progressions\/\">ii\u00a0V I progressions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>On half-diminished chords<\/strong>: the bebop scale can also be played over half-diminished chords. The G bebop scale,\u00a0for example, can be played over a Bm7b5 chord, making it a great tool to play over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/understanding-the-minor-ii-v-i-progression\/\">minor ii V I progressions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>On Sus4 chords<\/strong>: the bebop scale also works well over Sus4 chords (play G bebop over Gsus4). This comes in handy for tunes such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/maiden-voyage-chords\/\">Maiden Voyage<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"advantages\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">What Are The Advantages of the Bebop Scale?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The bebop scale gives you a framework for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/chromaticism-how-to-add-chromatic-notes\/\">adding chromatic notes to your jazz solos<\/a>. Chromaticism is an important concept in bebop, and the bebop scale is a good way to get started playing chromatic notes.<\/li>\n<li>The bebop scale adds a sense of tension and release to your soloing ideas.<\/li>\n<li>When you start the bebop scale on a downbeat and on a chord tone, all the following chord tones of the scale will fall on downbeats and the other notes of the scale on upbeats. This is an effective way to make\u00a0long phrases while outlining the harmony. Don&#8217;t start the bebop scale on upbeats or tensions. Always start on downbeats and on chord tones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let me illustrate that last concept&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>If I play the <strong>G Mixolydian scale<\/strong> descending, starting on a downbeat, you will notice that the <span style=\"color: #ffaa00;\"><strong>chord tones of G7<\/strong><\/span> fall on the upbeats (except for the first one):<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mixolydian-scale-off-beats.png\" alt=\"G Mixolydian scale descending\" width=\"779\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mixolydian-scale-off-beats.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mixolydian-scale-off-beats-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mixolydian-scale-off-beats-768x261.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mixolydian-scale-off-beats-585x199.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here I play the <strong>G bebop scale<\/strong> descending, starting on a downbeat. Notice how all\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffaa00;\"><strong>chord tones of G7<\/strong><\/span> fall on downbeats. As a result, the 3 and b7 of the G7 chord are emphasized:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bebop-scale-strong-beats.png\" alt=\"G Bebop scale descending\" width=\"779\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bebop-scale-strong-beats.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bebop-scale-strong-beats-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bebop-scale-strong-beats-768x261.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bebop-scale-strong-beats-585x199.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n&nbsp;\n<div class=\"greenbox\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-top: 17px; margin-bottom: 5px;\">Remember that you don&#8217;t have to start the bebop scale from the root. You can start this scale from the 1, 3, 5 or b7. You don&#8217;t have to play the entire scale as well, it&#8217;s ok to use fragments of the scale in your solos.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"diagrams\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">Bebop Dominant Scale Fingerings<\/h3>\n<p>Here is the G (dominant) bebop scale on the fretboard.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>red notes<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0represent the root or 1 of the guitar scale.<\/li>\n<li>The <span style=\"color: #0080ff;\"><strong>blue notes<\/strong><\/span> are the chromatic passing tones that are so characteristic for the bebop scale.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>black notes<\/strong> are the other scale tones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These first two positions are the <strong>basic positions<\/strong>\u00a0of the scale and are the best to get you started. Needless to say, you can play the bebop scale in any position you want. Try taking any Mixolydian scale fingering you know and adding the passing maj7 interval to create a bebop scale fingering.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-09b386304ca8a8e845dae26bcccc648b-6a4ee682da30b\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"09b386304ca8a8e845dae26bcccc648b\" data-instance_id=\"09b386304ca8a8e845dae26bcccc648b-6a4e663c03f60\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale.png\" alt=\"G bebop scale fingering 1\" width=\"779\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-768x252.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-585x192.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-34bf02edb30ed1912553eea35f7d583c-6a4ee682db2e8\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"34bf02edb30ed1912553eea35f7d583c\" data-instance_id=\"34bf02edb30ed1912553eea35f7d583c-6a4e663c05f90\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-2.png\" alt=\"G bebop scale fingering 2\" width=\"779\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-2.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-2-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-2-768x252.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-2-585x192.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here is a very <strong>convenient way<\/strong> to play the bebop scale on guitar (descending). It involves some slides to reposition your fingers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-3.png\" alt=\"G bebop scale diagram\" width=\"779\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-3.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-3-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-3-768x252.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-3-585x192.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-fingering.png\" alt=\"G bebop scale fingering\" width=\"779\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-fingering.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-fingering-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-fingering-768x257.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/G-bebop-scale-fingering-585x196.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"licks\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">Bebop Scale Licks &amp; Phrases<\/h3>\n<p>To help you take the bebop scale from the technical side of your practice routine to the improvisational, here are <strong>5 classic jazz guitar licks<\/strong> that use the bebop scale in various situations.<\/p>\n<p>Try working these licks in 12 keys around the fretboard, at various tempos, as well as apply them to any tune you are working as you bring these phrases into your jazz guitar vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-269e88f8802d6dac768308a729d7273f-6a4ee682dbeed\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"269e88f8802d6dac768308a729d7273f\" data-instance_id=\"269e88f8802d6dac768308a729d7273f-6a4e663c06f96\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/bebop-licks-1.gif\" alt=\"Bebop Scale Lick 1\" width=\"720\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-7084901b384dc435374495fb5e00f209-6a4ee682dcacf\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"7084901b384dc435374495fb5e00f209\" data-instance_id=\"7084901b384dc435374495fb5e00f209-6a4e663c07f78\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/bebop-licks-2-1.gif\" alt=\"Bebop Scale Lick 2\" width=\"720\" height=\"193\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-2d3c588d42953ce7c7f0b778707eb98a-6a4ee682dd667\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"2d3c588d42953ce7c7f0b778707eb98a\" data-instance_id=\"2d3c588d42953ce7c7f0b778707eb98a-6a4e663c08ec0\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/bebop-licks-3.gif\" alt=\"Bebop Scale Lick 3\" width=\"720\" height=\"220\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-af7bbf6ff1c914882f405fb53d358527-6a4ee682de1fa\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"af7bbf6ff1c914882f405fb53d358527\" data-instance_id=\"af7bbf6ff1c914882f405fb53d358527-6a4e663c0a5a4\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/bebop-licks-4.gif\" alt=\"Bebop Scale Lick 4\" width=\"720\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-dec45d122be965c1de226bfed0724eed-6a4ee682ded89\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"dec45d122be965c1de226bfed0724eed\" data-instance_id=\"dec45d122be965c1de226bfed0724eed-6a4e663c0bdf6\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/bebop-licks-5.gif\" alt=\"Bebop Scale Lick 5\" width=\"720\" height=\"205\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"minor\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Minor Bebop Scale (aka Bebop Dorian Scale)<\/h2>\n<p>The minor bebop scale is a <strong>Dorian Scale<\/strong> with a descending chromatic note between the root and the b7.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Minor Bebop Scale = Dorian Scale + 7<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here is the formula for the minor bebop scale and a comparison with the Dorian mode:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"color: #ed212a; border-bottom: 0; width: 40%;\">D Dorian Scale (reversed)<\/th>\n<th>D<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>C<\/th>\n<th>B<\/th>\n<th>A<\/th>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th>E<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; border-bottom: 0; color: #ffffff;\"><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>b3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"color: #ed212a; border-bottom: 0;\">D Minor Bebop Scale (reversed)<\/th>\n<th>D<\/th>\n<th>C#<\/th>\n<th>C<\/th>\n<th>B<\/th>\n<th>A<\/th>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th>E<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; border-bottom: 0; color: #ffffff;\"><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>b3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This minor bebop scale is directly <strong>related to the Dorian Scale<\/strong>, and therefore you can use it to solo over any m7 chord in a jazz standard, including Im7 chords and iim7 chords.<\/p>\n<p>When first working on this scale in your studies, try putting on a static <strong>m7 chord vamp<\/strong> and soloing over that chord with the minor bebop scale. From there, try soloing over tunes such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/miles-davis-for-guitar\/#sowhat\"><em>So What<\/em><\/a>, <em>Milestones<\/em>, and <em>Maiden Voyage<\/em> in order to take this scale to a full tune in your solos.<\/p>\n<p>The minor bebop scale works best <b>descending<\/b>, though with practice you can apply it to your lines both ascending and descending through the scale.<\/p>\n&nbsp;\n<div class=\"greenbox\">\n<p><span style=\"margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 5px;\"><span style=\"margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 5px;\">There is a <strong>second form<\/strong> of the minor bebop scale, which features a chromatic note (F#) between the b3 and 4. This scale is actually a mode of the dominant bebop scale and has all the same notes. <\/span><\/span>For example: D minor bebop (second form) = G dominant bebop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"fingerings\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">Minor Bebop Scale Fingerings<\/h3>\n<p>Here is the <strong>D minor bebop scale<\/strong> on the fretboard for you to work in 12 keys as you take this scale from the theoretical to the practical.<\/p>\n<p>There are two fingerings provided, one with the root on the 6th string and one with the root on the 5th string.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-7328416a0e6d230846b1ddae80ac7fe6-6a4ee682df937\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"7328416a0e6d230846b1ddae80ac7fe6\" data-instance_id=\"7328416a0e6d230846b1ddae80ac7fe6-6a4e663c0d7b9\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/D-minor-bebop-scale.png\" alt=\"D minor bebop scale diagram\" width=\"779\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/D-minor-bebop-scale.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/D-minor-bebop-scale-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/D-minor-bebop-scale-768x252.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/D-minor-bebop-scale-585x192.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-ed05ae82de2dee3813968769857e6a74-6a4ee682e04c5\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"ed05ae82de2dee3813968769857e6a74\" data-instance_id=\"ed05ae82de2dee3813968769857e6a74-6a4e663c0ef88\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/D-minor-bebop-scale-2.png\" alt=\"D minor bebop scale diagram 2\" width=\"779\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/D-minor-bebop-scale-2.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/D-minor-bebop-scale-2-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/D-minor-bebop-scale-2-768x252.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/D-minor-bebop-scale-2-585x192.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"minorlicks\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">Minor Bebop Scale Lines and Phrases<\/h3>\n<p>To help you take the minor bebop scale from the technical side of your practicing to the improvisational side of your routine, here are <strong>5 minor bebop scale licks<\/strong> that you can use to solo with this scale over a number of musical situations.<\/p>\n<p>Try working these minor bebop scale licks in <strong>12 keys around the fretboard<\/strong>, at various tempos, as well as apply them to any chord progressions or jazz standards that you are working on as you integrate these phrases into your jazz guitar vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-238bfb7b008708c92c6e927df46447aa-6a4ee682e1062\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"238bfb7b008708c92c6e927df46447aa\" data-instance_id=\"238bfb7b008708c92c6e927df46447aa-6a4e663c103ff\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/minor-bebop-scales-3.gif\" alt=\"Minor Bebop Scale Lick 1\" width=\"720\" height=\"197\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-7be3d323b493a24568b5373aa0212c4e-6a4ee682e1c0a\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"7be3d323b493a24568b5373aa0212c4e\" data-instance_id=\"7be3d323b493a24568b5373aa0212c4e-6a4e663c11327\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/minor-bebop-scales-4.gif\" alt=\"Minor Bebop Scale Lick 2\" width=\"720\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-2777a7691eca9078b7d97eb13c7613f5-6a4ee682e278b\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"2777a7691eca9078b7d97eb13c7613f5\" data-instance_id=\"2777a7691eca9078b7d97eb13c7613f5-6a4e663c12187\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/minor-bebop-scales-5.gif\" alt=\"Minor Bebop Scale Lick 3\" width=\"720\" height=\"193\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-bad7eb05e8bbe0c96d8c7e04fad78c6a-6a4ee682e3328\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"bad7eb05e8bbe0c96d8c7e04fad78c6a\" data-instance_id=\"bad7eb05e8bbe0c96d8c7e04fad78c6a-6a4e663c12fcf\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/minor-bebop-scales-6.gif\" alt=\"Minor Bebop Scale Lick 4\" width=\"720\" height=\"205\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-fb8e0122479cf8ecfa97dcf152b46114-6a4ee682e3eaa\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"fb8e0122479cf8ecfa97dcf152b46114\" data-instance_id=\"fb8e0122479cf8ecfa97dcf152b46114-6a4e663c13e9a\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/minor-bebop-scales-7.gif\" alt=\"Minor Bebop Scale Lick 5\" width=\"720\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"major\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Major Bebop Scale<\/h2>\n<p>Though not as commonly used as its minor and dominant cousins, the <strong>major bebop scale<\/strong> can be used to add a bebop sound to your major family soloing lines and phrases.<\/p>\n<p>Adding the major bebop scale to your repertoire will allow you to bring a sense of tension and release to your maj7, maj9, and maj6 soloing phrases.<\/p>\n<p>The major bebop scale is a major scale with a descending chromatic note between the 6th and the 5th.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Major Bebop Scale = Major Scale + b6<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here is the formula of the major bebop scale and a comparison with the major scale:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"color: #ed212a; border-bottom: 0; width: 40%;\">C Major Scale (reversed)<\/th>\n<th>C<\/th>\n<th>B<\/th>\n<th>A<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th>E<\/th>\n<th>D<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; border-bottom: 0; color: #ffffff;\"><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"color: #ed212a; border-bottom: 0;\">C Major Bebop Scale (reversed)<\/th>\n<th>C<\/th>\n<th>B<\/th>\n<th>A<\/th>\n<th>Ab<\/th>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th>E<\/th>\n<th>D<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; border-bottom: 0; color: #ffffff;\"><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>b6<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This major bebop scale is directly related to the Major Scale. Because of this, you can use the major bebop scale to solo <strong>over any maj7 chord<\/strong> in your jazz guitar solos.<\/p>\n<p>The major bebop scale works best <strong>descending<\/strong>, though with practice you can apply it to your lines both ascending and descending through the scale.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"majorfingerings\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">Major Bebop Scale Fingerings<\/h3>\n<p>Here are two fingerings for the <strong>C major bebop scale<\/strong> that you can use to get this important sound onto your fretboard.<\/p>\n<p>After you have worked out one or both of these major bebop scales, try putting on a <strong>maj7 backing track in any key<\/strong> and use either of these fingerings to solo over the backing track.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-37e6e05a1745a2c0774116c9e438698e-6a4ee682e4a2e\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"37e6e05a1745a2c0774116c9e438698e\" data-instance_id=\"37e6e05a1745a2c0774116c9e438698e-6a4e663c14cc0\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/C-major-bebop-scale.png\" alt=\"C major bebop scale fingering 1\" width=\"779\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/C-major-bebop-scale.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/C-major-bebop-scale-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/C-major-bebop-scale-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/C-major-bebop-scale-585x198.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-e18578425ecc4861fc6b0e2d3a4b40ee-6a4ee682e55c1\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"e18578425ecc4861fc6b0e2d3a4b40ee\" data-instance_id=\"e18578425ecc4861fc6b0e2d3a4b40ee-6a4e663c15ce6\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/C-major-bebop-scale-2.png\" alt=\"C major bebop scale fingering 2\" width=\"779\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/C-major-bebop-scale-2.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/C-major-bebop-scale-2-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/C-major-bebop-scale-2-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/C-major-bebop-scale-2-585x198.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These two positions are will <b>get you started with the major bebop scale<\/b>, but it is important to take them further in your practice routine.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, take any <strong>major scale fingering<\/strong> you already know, add the b6 passing tone to those scales, and voila, you\u2019ve created new major bebop scale fingerings to use in your soloing ideas and phrases.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"majorlicks\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">Major Bebop Scale Lines and Phrases<\/h3>\n<p>To help you take the major bebop scale from the technical side of your woodshedding to the improvisational side, here are <strong>5 major bebop scale licks<\/strong> that you can learn in 12 keys, and add to your maj7 soloing ideas and phrases in the practice room.<\/p>\n<p>Try working these major bebop scale licks through different tempos, as well as apply them to any chord progressions or jazz standards that you are working on in order to fully integrate these major bebop lines into your vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-35d4d07ade5f0a1db650ce7591a17206-6a4ee682e6179\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"35d4d07ade5f0a1db650ce7591a17206\" data-instance_id=\"35d4d07ade5f0a1db650ce7591a17206-6a4e663c16b58\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/major-bebop-scales-3.gif\" alt=\"Major Bebop Scale Lick 1\" width=\"720\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-e2244ea607003165ad28409e77980587-6a4ee682e6d05\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"e2244ea607003165ad28409e77980587\" data-instance_id=\"e2244ea607003165ad28409e77980587-6a4e663c1794b\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/major-bebop-scales-4.gif\" alt=\"Major Bebop Scale Lick 2\" width=\"720\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-f838d0709d6d53a28733525bbb7ccf55-6a4ee682e7890\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"f838d0709d6d53a28733525bbb7ccf55\" data-instance_id=\"f838d0709d6d53a28733525bbb7ccf55-6a4e663c18785\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/major-bebop-scales-5.gif\" alt=\"Major Bebop Scale Lick 3\" width=\"720\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-b541dfcb6487e9d0a409d0910196e226-6a4ee682e8404\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"b541dfcb6487e9d0a409d0910196e226\" data-instance_id=\"b541dfcb6487e9d0a409d0910196e226-6a4e663c19525\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/major-bebop-scales-6.gif\" alt=\"Major Bebop Scale Lick 4\" width=\"720\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-ea58c9bab7d7bbbc74948afd742d6e0d-6a4ee682e8f76\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"ea58c9bab7d7bbbc74948afd742d6e0d\" data-instance_id=\"ea58c9bab7d7bbbc74948afd742d6e0d-6a4e663c1a29d\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/major-bebop-scales-7.gif\" alt=\"Major Bebop Scale Lick 5\" width=\"720\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"lydian\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Bebop Lydian Dominant Scale<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>bebop Lydian scale<\/strong> is a variation of the more common dominant bebop scale. It is formed by adding a chromatic passing note between the 1 and b7 of the Lydian dominant scale (one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/melodic-minor-modes\/\">melodic minor modes<\/a>).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Bebop Lydian Dominant Scale = Lydian Dominant Scale + 7<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The bebop Lydian scale can be used on <strong>dominant chords with a #11<\/strong>, such as the dominant chords of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/tritone-substitution\/\">tritone substitution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For example<\/strong>: a normal V-I in C major is G7-Cmaj7. By doing a tritone substitution, we exchange the G7 for a Db7. That Db7 has a #11 and is a good place to play the Lydian bebop scale.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"lydianfingerings\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">Bebop Lydian Dominant Scale Fingerings<\/h3>\n<p>Here are the 2 most common fingerings for the <strong>Db bebop Lydian dominant scale<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bebop-lydian-dominant-scale.png\" alt=\"Bebop Lydian dominant scale fingering\" width=\"779\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bebop-lydian-dominant-scale.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bebop-lydian-dominant-scale-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bebop-lydian-dominant-scale-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bebop-lydian-dominant-scale-585x198.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bebop-lydian-dominant-scale-2.png\" alt=\"Bebop Lydian dominant scale fingering 2\" width=\"779\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bebop-lydian-dominant-scale-2.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bebop-lydian-dominant-scale-2-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bebop-lydian-dominant-scale-2-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bebop-lydian-dominant-scale-2-585x198.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"more\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tocgreybox\">\n<h3 style=\"background-color: #313131; padding: 5px 5px 5px 10px; color: #ffffff;\">More Guitar Scale Lessons<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"tocl\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/guitar-modes\/\">Jazz Guitar Modes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/easy-jazz-guitar-scales\/\">7 Essential Jazz Guitar Scales for Beginners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/blues-scales\/\">The Minor Blues Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/blues-scales\/#major\">The Major Blues Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/whole-tone-scale\/\">The Whole Tone Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/harmonic-minor-scale-jazz\/\">The Harmonic Minor Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/how-to-use-the-melodic-minor-scale\/\">The Melodic Minor Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/diminished-scale\/\">The Whole-Half Diminished Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/altered-scale-for-guitar\/\">The Altered Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/exotic-guitar-scales\/\">Exotic Guitar Scales<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/store\/band-in-a-box.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/band-in-a-box-2018b.png\" alt=\"Band in a Box 2018\" width=\"779\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bebop scale is one of the easiest ways to add a jazzy sound to your guitar playing. This is because you add a chromatic note to the regular modes, and chromatic notes are an important aspect of the jazz sound.<\/p>\n<p>There are three types of bebop scales: the dominant, minor and major bebop scale.<\/p>\n<p>In this lesson, you will learn what the bebop scales are, how they look on the guitar and how you can use these scales in your solos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":8358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-scales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}