A# bebop dorian scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the A# bebop dorian scale (1 2 b3 3 4 5 6 b7) on guitar: A# · C · C# · D · D# · F · G · G#.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
A# Bebop dorian
12b33456b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
A#
· Root
2
C
· Tension
b3
C#
· Third
3
D
· passing note
4
D#
· Tension
5
F
· Fifth
6
G
· Tension
b7
G#
· Seventh
Scale sheet
A# Bebop dorianFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 3 4 5 6 b7
Notes in key
A# C C# D D# F G G#
Typical use
Over m7; passing major 3rd.
Bebop dorian
The bebop dorian scale is the Dorian mode with a passing major third added between the minor third and the fourth. That chromatic passing tone allows continuous eighth-note lines over m7 chords while keeping chord tones on the strong beats.
Notes of the A# bebop dorian scale: A# · C · C# · D · D# · F · G · G#.