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C♯ bebop minor Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, E#, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E at frets 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12

A string: A#, B, C#, D#, E, E#, F#, G# at frets 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11

D string: D#, E, E#, F#, G#, A#, B, C# at frets 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11

G string: G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E, E#, F# at frets 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11

B string: B, C#, D#, E, E#, F#, G#, A#, B at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12

High E string: E, E#, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E at frets 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12

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C# bebop minor

The bebop minor scale adds a major 3rd as a chromatic passing tone to the dorian mode, eight notes in all. The extra half step keeps chord tones on strong beats through a ii chord vamp, and momentarily brightens the minor sound in passing. It pairs with the dominant bebop scale for seamless minor ii-V lines.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

C♯

I

D♯

II

E

bIII

E♯

III

F♯

IV

G♯

V

A♯

VI

B

bVII

Same notes, different mode

C# bebop minor uses the same notes as the scales below. Start from a different note and you get a new mode built on the very same note set.

F# bebopA# bebop locrianB ichikosucho

bebop minor in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Over the ii chord in a minor or major ii-V, run C# bebop minor in eighths; the added major 3rd (F) passing tone keeps the dorian chord tones on strong beats.
  • Pivot on the double 3rd: bIII (E) on the beat, III in passing, which is the sound of bebop language over minor chords.
  • Pair it with the dominant bebop scale a 4th up for a seamless ii-V line in one position.
  • When the line stops moving, park on the 6th (A#); it keeps the dorian brightness the scale is built on.

How to play C♯ bebop minor on guitar

Capo fret 1 and the C fingering produces this key, so anything already learned in C carries straight over. Open low E and high E both give the minor third, with the open B adding the minor seventh, which means those strings colour a line rather than anchor it. Six sharps in the signature. Nearest the nut sits fret 2 on the B string, while the deepest root waits at fret 9 on the low E, so bass phrases start high on the neck.

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