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# · E · F · F# · G# · A# · B.
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
E
· Third
3
F
· passing note
4
F#
· Tension
5
G#
· Fifth
6
A#
· Tension
b7
B
· Seventh
Scale sheet
C# Bebop dorianFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 3 4 5 6 b7
Notes in key
C# D# E F F# G# A# B
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# · E · F · F# · G# · A# · B.