Ges Bebop Dominant Scale
The Ges Bebop Dominant scale contains 8 notes: Ges, As, B, H, Des, Es, E, F.
Ges Bebop Dominant scale on the piano
Najważniejsze fakty
- Scale type
- Bebop Dominant
- Number of notes
- 8
- Wzór
- 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.
Ges 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 Ges Bebop Dominant
| Stopień | Nuta | Interwał | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ges | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | As | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | B | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | H | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | Des | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | Es | M6 | 9 |
| 7 | E | m7 | 10 |
| 8 | F | M7 | 11 |
Other scales on Ges
Every scale type that starts on Ges, for comparison.
- G♭ major
- Ges Dorian
- Ges Phrygian
- Ges Lydian
- Ges Mixolydian
- Ges Locrian
- Ges Harmonic Minor
- Ges Melodic Minor
- Ges Harmonic Major
- Ges Hungarian Minor
- Ges Phrygian Dominant
- Ges Lydian Dominant
- Ges Major Pentatonic
- Ges Minor Pentatonic
- Ges Blues
- Ges Whole Tone
- Ges Chromatic
- Ges Half-Whole Diminished
- Ges Whole-Half Diminished
- Ges Bebop Major
Bebop Dominant in every key
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What notes are in the Ges Bebop Dominant scale?
The Ges Bebop Dominant scale has 8 notes: Ges, As, B, H, Des, Es, E, F.
What is the formula for the Ges Bebop Dominant scale?
The Ges 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.
