B Minor Bebop Guitar Scale
Guitar scale in Half Step Down tuning — fretboard diagram
B Minor Bebop in Half Step Down — Notes and Intervals
The B Minor Bebop scale is a variation used to navigate melodic minor harmonies in a jazz context. On Guitar, it contains the notes B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A, A#. The added chromatic passing tone allows for sophisticated phrasing and ensures that the tension and resolution points are perfectly timed with the rhythm. Commonly used in Jazz, Fusion, Contemporary. Notable players include Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, John Scofield. Use over mMaj7, m6 chords. Connects melodic minor theory with bebop rhythm for advanced jazz improvisation.
Notes: B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A, A#
Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3m, 4P, 5P, 6m, 7m, 7M
Degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 8
Formula: W-H-W-W-H-W-H-H
Number of notes: 8
Tuning: Half Step Down (Eb-Bb-Gb-Db-Ab-Eb)
Explore This Scale in Other Tunings
- B Minor Bebop in Standard Tuning
- B Minor Bebop in Drop D
- B Minor Bebop in DADGAD
- B Minor Bebop in Open G
- B Minor Bebop in Baritone (B Standard)
- B Minor Bebop in 7-string
- B Minor Bebop in 8-string
- B Minor Bebop in Drop C
- B Minor Bebop in Drop B
- B Minor Bebop in Open D
- B Minor Bebop in Open E
- B Minor Bebop in Open A
- B Minor Bebop in Double Drop D
- B Minor Bebop in Open C