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G bebop minor Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

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

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

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

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

B string: B, C, D, E, F, G, A, Bb, B at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12

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

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G 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:

G

I

A

II

B♭

bIII

B

III

C

IV

D

V

E

VI

F

bVII

Same notes, different mode

G 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 G bebop minor in eighths; the added major 3rd (B) passing tone keeps the dorian chord tones on strong beats.
  • Pivot on the double 3rd: bIII (Bb) 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 (E); it keeps the dorian brightness the scale is built on.

How to play G bebop minor on guitar

Open G is the root and open D the fifth, giving a two-string pedal with no left hand at all. All six open strings sit inside this key, so anything can ring against a fretted line. Aside from the open G, the nearest fretted roots sit at fret 3 on both E strings, the low one deepest of all. One flat only.

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