B Bebop Minor
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B Bebop Minor Scale — Notes and Intervals
The B Bebop Minor scale is a specialized eight-note scale for minor-key jazz. On Bass, it contains the notes B, C#, D, D#, E, F#, G#, A. It adds a chromatic note to the Dorian mode to maintain rhythmic drive and harmonic clarity during fast improvisations over minor seventh chords. Commonly used in Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop. Notable players include Wes Montgomery, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon. Use over m7 chords in jazz. The chromatic addition keeps the phrasing rhythmically clean during fast improvisation.
Notes: B, C#, D, D#, E, F#, G#, A
Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3m, 3M, 4P, 5P, 6M, 7m
Degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7 b8
Formula: W-H-H-H-W-W-H-W
Number of notes: 8
Musical Character
Adds a chromatic note to Dorian, maintaining the rhythmic alignment of chord tones on strong beats in minor-key bebop contexts.
Genres & Notable Artists
Genres: Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop
Notable players: Wes Montgomery, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon
How to Use the B Bebop Minor Scale
Use over m7 chords in jazz. The chromatic addition keeps the phrasing rhythmically clean during fast improvisation.
Origin & Background
A bebop-era adaptation of the Dorian mode for maintaining rhythmic drive over minor 7th chords.
Related Scales
Bebop Minor is the Dorian with added chromatic passing tone. View B Dorian scale
The B Bebop Minor scale contains 8 notes (B, C#, D, D#, E, F#, G#, A). Use the interactive fretboard above to explore this scale on Bass with different tunings and fret ranges.