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D bebop minor Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F, F#, G, A, B, C, D, E at frets 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12

A string: A, B, C, D, E, F, F#, G, A at frets 0, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12

D string: D, E, F, F#, G, A, B, C, D at frets 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12

G string: G, A, B, C, D, E, F, F#, G at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12

B string: B, C, D, E, F, F#, G, A, B at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12

High E string: E, F, F#, G, A, B, C, D, E at frets 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12

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D 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:

D

I

E

II

F

bIII

F♯

III

G

IV

A

V

B

VI

C

bVII

Same notes, different mode

D 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.

G bebopB bebop locrianC 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 D 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 (F) 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 (B); it keeps the dorian brightness the scale is built on.

How to play D bebop minor on guitar

Open D is itself a root and open A the fifth, which puts a full pedal under any fretted line. Every open string belongs here. Above the open root, fret 3 on the B string is the nearest fretted root, and the lowest-pitched one sits at fret 10 on the low E. G bebop, five semitones higher, uses the same fingering, so that shape moves over unchanged.

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