Bebop Dom Scale Exercises with Octave Jumps

[GuyBoden]

I've been practicing these Bebop Dom Scale Exercises, which have an octave jump to a higher next note in the scale after a chord tone.

This commonly named Bebop Dom scale can also be known as a Dominant scale with an extra natural 7th note or a Mixolydian scale with an extra natural 7th note.

I've found that these exercises can create some very good sounding Jazz lines.

Exercises shown below:


What do you think?

[CliffR]

I recently found a similar idea in a line by George Benson on his ATTYA solo. He plays descending 4 to minor 3 on an Fm, then leaps up to descend 9th, 1st, 7th before hitting the 6th, which becomes the 3rd of the Bb7 where he ascends the arpeggio. I really like the sound and have been trying this and some variations on a few chord sequences.

[Mick-7]

I'd classify those as major/minor 7th based phrases, the interval leap creates tension that you can then resolve.... or not, if you're, say, Thelonious Monk.

For example (in C Major)



P.S. - The last two notes should be on 5th fret/D string and 4th fret/G string, the Guitar Pro app is stringing me along.

[CliffR]

Been trying to mix up this idea with some other things I've been working on (pivots and enclosures). Just composed this over a G7 -> CM7 cadence and, for now at least, I quite like it.

[Mick-7]

Cliff, You just won the grand prize for the shortest recording ever posted on the forum - not sure what the prize is though, we'll leave that up to Dirk.

[CliffR]

Cliff, You just won the grand prize for the shortest recording ever posted on the forum - not sure what the prize is though, we'll leave that up to Dirk.

Short, but very well received....

[GuyBoden]

I'd classify those as major/minor 7th based phrases, the interval leap creates tension that you can then resolve.... or not, if you're, say, Thelonious Monk.

For example (in C Major)



P.S. - The last two notes should be on 5th fret/D string and 4th fret/G string, the Guitar Pro app is stringing me along.

I prefer to initially keep the phrase as simple as possible, so I can remember the phrase/method, here is a phrase using the descending Bebop Dom Scale with an octave jump after the 5th in bar two, see below.