B Bebop Locrian
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B Bebop Locrian Scale — Notes and Intervals
The B Bebop Locrian scale is a modern bebop variation designed for half-diminished chords. On Bass, the notes are B, C, D, E, F, F#, G, A. It provides a chromatic bridge that helps musicians maintain rhythmic momentum while soloing over highly dissonant and difficult chord changes. Commonly used in Modern Jazz, Post-Bop, Fusion. Notable players include John Coltrane, Woody Shaw, Steve Coleman. Use over m7b5 chords. Maintains bebop rhythmic alignment in the most dissonant harmonic context.
Notes: B, C, D, E, F, F#, G, A
Intervals: 1P, 2m, 3m, 4P, 5d, 5P, 6m, 7m
Degrees: 1 b2 b3 4 5 6 b7 b8
Formula: H-W-W-H-H-H-W-W
Number of notes: 8
Musical Character
A chromatic bridge added to the Locrian mode for maintaining rhythmic momentum over half-diminished chords — the most challenging bebop scale.
Genres & Notable Artists
Genres: Modern Jazz, Post-Bop, Fusion
Notable players: John Coltrane, Woody Shaw, Steve Coleman
How to Use the B Bebop Locrian Scale
Use over m7b5 chords. Maintains bebop rhythmic alignment in the most dissonant harmonic context.
Origin & Background
A modern bebop extension for navigating half-diminished chord changes with the same fluidity as standard bebop scales.
Related Scales
Bebop Locrian is the Locrian with added chromatic passing tone. View B Locrian scale
The B Bebop Locrian scale contains 8 notes (B, C, D, E, F, F#, G, A). Use the interactive fretboard above to explore this scale on Bass with different tunings and fret ranges.