Gis Bebop Dominant Scale
The Gis Bebop Dominant scale contains 8 notes: Gis, Ais, C, Des, Es, F, Fis, G.
Gis Bebop Dominant scale on the piano
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- Scale type
- Bebop Dominant
- Number of notes
- 8
- Formel
- W–W–H–W–W–H–H–H
What is the Bebop Dominant scale?
The bebop dominant scale is Mixolydian with an added major seventh, giving eight notes. The extra note means chord tones land on the strong beats when the scale is played in straight eighths, which is exactly what the bebop line depends on.
Gis Bebop Dominant is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.
Scale degrees of Gis Bebop Dominant
| Trin | Node | Interval | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gis | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | Ais | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | C | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | Des | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | Es | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | F | M6 | 9 |
| 7 | Fis | m7 | 10 |
| 8 | G | M7 | 11 |
Other scales on Gis
Every scale type that starts on Gis, for comparison.
- G♯ minor
- Gis Dorian
- Gis Phrygian
- Gis Lydian
- Gis Mixolydian
- Gis Locrian
- Gis Harmonic Minor
- Gis Melodic Minor
- Gis Harmonic Major
- Gis Hungarian Minor
- Gis Phrygian Dominant
- Gis Lydian Dominant
- Gis Major Pentatonic
- Gis Minor Pentatonic
- Gis Blues
- Gis Whole Tone
- Gis Chromatic
- Gis Half-Whole Diminished
- Gis Whole-Half Diminished
- Gis Bebop Major
Bebop Dominant in every key
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What notes are in the Gis Bebop Dominant scale?
The Gis Bebop Dominant scale has 8 notes: Gis, Ais, C, Des, Es, F, Fis, G.
What is the formula for the Gis Bebop Dominant scale?
The Gis Bebop Dominant scale follows the step pattern W–W–H–W–W–H–H–H, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
