G Bebop Minor Mandolin Scale

Mandolin scale in Standard tuning — fretboard diagram

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G Bebop Minor in Standard — Notes and Intervals

The G Bebop Minor scale is a specialized eight-note scale for minor-key jazz. On Mandolin, it contains the notes G, A, Bb, B, C, D, E, F. It adds a chromatic note to the Dorian mode to maintain rhythmic drive and harmonic clarity during fast improvisations over minor seventh chords. Commonly used in Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop. Notable players include Wes Montgomery, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon. Use over m7 chords in jazz. The chromatic addition keeps the phrasing rhythmically clean during fast improvisation.

Notes: G, A, Bb, B, C, D, E, F

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

Degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7 b8

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

Number of notes: 8

Tuning: Standard (E-A-D-G)

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