A# bebop major scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the A# bebop major scale (1 2 3 4 5 #5 6 7) on guitar: A# · C · D · D# · F · F# · G · A.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
A# Bebop major
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E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
A#
· Root
2
C
· Tension
3
D
· Third
4
D#
· Tension
5
F
· Fifth
#5
F#
· passing note
6
G
· Tension
7
A
· Seventh
Scale sheet
A# Bebop majorFormula (degrees)
1 2 3 4 5 #5 6 7
Notes in key
A# C D D# F F# G A
Typical use
Over Imaj6; passing b6.
Bebop major
The bebop major scale is the major scale with a passing augmented fifth added between the perfect fifth and the sixth. Like the other bebop scales it keeps chord tones on the strong beats when played in eighth notes; it's typically used over major sixth chords (Imaj6).
Notes of the A# bebop major scale: A# · C · D · D# · F · F# · G · A.