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