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D bebop major scale for guitar

Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the D bebop major scale (1 2 3 4 5 #5 6 7) on guitar: D · E · F# · G · A · A# · B · C#.

Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
D Bebop major
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E
B
G
D
A
E
EF#GAA#BC#DEF#GBC#DEF#GAA#BC#DGAA#BC#DEF#GAA#DEF#GAA#BC#DEAA#BC#DEF#GAA#BEF#GAA#BC#DEF#G35791512
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Legend

1
D
· Root
2
E
· Tension
3
F#
· Third
4
G
· Tension
5
A
· Fifth
#5
A#
· passing note
6
B
· Tension
7
C#
· Seventh

Scale sheet

D Bebop major
Formula (degrees)
1 2 3 4 5 #5 6 7
Notes in key
D E F# G A A# B C#
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 D bebop major scale: D · E · F# · G · A · A# · B · C#.