In the Bebop era the basic phrasing in improvisation shifted from crochets to extended quaver patterns. This caused a problem with the traditional 7-note scales, as they did not fit into patterns of 8 quavers to the bar. |
Key | Bebop major | Bebop dominant | Bebop minor |
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C | C - D - E - F - G - Ab - A - B - c | C - D - E - F - G - A - Bb - B - c | C - D - Eb - F - G - A - Bb - B - c |
G | G - A - B - C - D - Eb - E - F# - g | G - A - B - C - D - E - F - F# - g | G - A - Bb - C - D - E - F - F# - g |
D | D - E - F# - G - A - Bb - B - C# - d | D - E - F# - G - A - B - C - C# - d | D - E - F# - G - A - B - C - C# - d |
A | A - B - C# - D - E - F - F# - G# - a | A - B - C# - D - E - F# - G - G# - a | A - B - C - D - E - F# - G - G# - a |
E | E - F# - G# - A - B - C - C# - D# - e | E - F# - G# - A - B - C# - D - D# - e | E - F# - G - A - B - C# - D - D# - e |
B | B - C# - D# - E - F# - G - G# - A# - b | B - C# - D# - E - F# - G# - A - A# - b | B - C# - D - E - F# - G# - A - A# - b |
Gb | Gb - Ab - Bb - B - Db - D - Eb - F - gb | Gb - Ab - Bb - B - Db - Eb - E - F - gb | Gb - Ab - A - B - Db - Eb - E - F - gb |
Db | Db - Eb - F - Gb - Ab - A - Bb - C - db | Db - Eb - F - Gb - Ab - Bb - B - C - db | Db - Eb - E - Gb - Ab - Bb - B - C - db |
Ab | Ab - Bb - C - Db - Eb - E - F - G - ab | Ab - Bb - C - Db - Eb - F - Gb - G - ab | Ab - Bb - B - Db - Eb - F - Gb - G - ab |
Eb | Eb - F - G - Ab - Bb - B - C - D - eb | Eb - F - G - Ab - Bb - C - Db - D - eb | Eb - F - Gb - Ab - Bb - C - Db - D - eb |
Bb | Bb - C - D - Eb - F - Gb - G - A - bb | Bb - C - D - Eb - F - G - Ab - A - bb | Bb - C - Db - Eb - F - G - Ab - A - bb |
F | F - G - A - Bb - C - Db - D - E - f | F - G - A - Bb - C - D - Eb - E - f | F - G - Ab - Bb - C - D - Eb - E - f |
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