D Bebop Locrian Cavaquinho Scale

Cavaquinho scale in Standard tuning — fretboard diagram

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D Bebop Locrian in Standard — Notes and Intervals

The D Bebop Locrian scale is a modern bebop variation designed for half-diminished chords. On Cavaquinho, the notes are D, Eb, F, G, Ab, A, Bb, C. It provides a chromatic bridge that helps musicians maintain rhythmic momentum while soloing over highly dissonant and difficult chord changes. Commonly used in Modern Jazz, Post-Bop, Fusion. Notable players include John Coltrane, Woody Shaw, Steve Coleman. Use over m7b5 chords. Maintains bebop rhythmic alignment in the most dissonant harmonic context.

Notes: D, Eb, F, G, Ab, A, Bb, C

Intervals: 1P, 2m, 3m, 4P, 5d, 5P, 6m, 7m

Degrees: 1 b2 b3 4 5 6 b7 b8

Formula: H-W-W-H-H-H-W-W

Number of notes: 8

Tuning: Standard (D-B-G-D)

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