Scales & Modes
C Bebop Major
Neck DiagramMajor with an added sharp fifth passing tone.
How it sounds, and where to use it
Often described as swinging jazz lines: the extra note keeps chord tones on the beat.
How usual it sounds: nearly side by side on the circle of fifths: familiar, with a touch of color. (2 gaps round the circle of fifths. See its shape.)
Solo with it over:CCmaj7CaugCsus4Csus2C6Cmaj9
Chords on C made only from this scale's notes, so every note of the scale sits safely over them.
Formula: W-W-H-W-H-H-W-H · Arpeggios in C Bebop Major
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | C | D | E | F | G | G♯ | A | B |
| Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ♯5 | 6 | 7 |
| Interval | P1 | M2 | M3 | P4 | P5 | m6 | M6 | M7 |
Degree and Interval are the same thing written two ways: how far each note is from the root (♯5 and m6 here). See them all on the Intervals page → Click either one in the table to open that interval.
Modes
Two octaves across; each mode starts one scale degree later and is numbered from its own root. ▶ plays a mode.
The same notes, started from each degree: the degrees against major, the steps between them, and the notes.
| # | Degrees and steps | Notes | Name(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 12345♯5678WWHWHHWH | C D E F G G♯ A B C | Bebop Major | |
| II | 12♭34♯456♭78WHWHHWHW | D E F G A♭ A B C D | Aeoloryllic | |
| III | 1♭2♯2345♭6♭78HWHHWHWW | E F G G♯ A B C D E | Thydyllic | |
| IV | 12♭33♯45678WHHWHWWH | F G A♭ A B C D E F | Gycryllic | |
| V | 1♭223456♭78HHWHWWHW | G A♭ A B C D E F G | Lyryllic | |
| VI | 1♭2♯23♭5♯5678HWHWWHWH | A♭ B♭♭ C♭ C D F♭ F G A♭ | Mogyllic | |
| VII | 12♭345♭6♭778WHWWHWHH | A B C D E F G G♯ A | Bebop Harmonic Minor | |
| VIII | 1♭2♭34♭5♯56♭78HWWHWHHW | B C D E F G G♯ A B | Moptyllic |
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