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F♯ bebop minor Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

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

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

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

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

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

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

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F# 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:

F♯

I

G♯

II

A

bIII

A♯

III

B

IV

C♯

V

D♯

VI

E

bVII

Same notes, different mode

F# 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.

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

tip
  • Over the ii chord in a minor or major ii-V, run F# bebop minor in eighths; the added major 3rd (A#) passing tone keeps the dorian chord tones on strong beats.
  • Pivot on the double 3rd: bIII (A) 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 (D#); it keeps the dorian brightness the scale is built on.

How to play F♯ bebop minor on guitar

Four open strings fall inside this key, yet none of them is the root or the fifth, so a drone will not hold. Capo fret 2 turns E fingerings into this key, which means the open-position E vocabulary transfers whole. Both E strings carry a root at fret 2, with the low one deepest in pitch and the high one a plain repeat. Open B gives the fourth.

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