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G♯ bebop minor Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

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

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

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

G string: G#, A#, B, B#, C#, D#, E#, F# at frets 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11

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

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

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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 (C) passing tone keeps the dorian chord tones on strong beats.
  • Pivot on the double 3rd: bIII (B) 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 (F); it keeps the dorian brightness the scale is built on.

How to play G♯ bebop minor on guitar

Only the open B belongs to this key, and it comes in as the minor third, so open-string pedals are off the table. Capo fret 1 and play it as G, which lets the whole open G vocabulary carry over. Seven sharps in the signature. Fret 1 on the G string carries the root closest to the nut, and fret 4 on the low E the deepest, so heavy lines start low.

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