C bebop dorian scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the C bebop dorian scale (1 2 b3 3 4 5 6 b7) on guitar: C · D · D# · E · F · G · A · A#.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
C Bebop dorian
12b33456b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
C
· Root
2
D
· Tension
b3
D#
· Third
3
E
· passing note
4
F
· Tension
5
G
· Fifth
6
A
· Tension
b7
A#
· Seventh
Scale sheet
C Bebop dorianFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 3 4 5 6 b7
Notes in key
C D D# E F G A A#
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 C bebop dorian scale: C · D · D# · E · F · G · A · A#.