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E♭ bebop minor Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, Gb, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb at frets 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11

A string: Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, G, Ab at frets 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11

D string: Eb, F, Gb, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db at frets 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11

G string: G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, G at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12

B string: C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, G, Ab, Bb at frets 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11

High E string: F, Gb, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb at frets 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11

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Eb 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:

E♭

I

F

II

G♭

bIII

G

III

A♭

IV

B♭

V

C

VI

D♭

bVII

Same notes, different mode

Eb 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.

Ab bebopC bebop locrianDb 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 Eb bebop minor in eighths; the added major 3rd (G) passing tone keeps the dorian chord tones on strong beats.
  • Pivot on the double 3rd: bIII (Gb) 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 (C); it keeps the dorian brightness the scale is built on.

How to play E♭ bebop minor on guitar

Only the open G belongs to this key, arriving as the major third, so treat it as passing colour rather than a pedal. A capo on fret 1 rewrites the whole thing as D, which lets open-position shapes do the work. Fret 1 on the D string holds the root nearest the nut, and the lowest-pitched root sits at fret 11 on the low E. Five flats in this key signature.

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