D# bebop dominant scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the D# bebop dominant scale (1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 7) on guitar: D# · F · G · G# · A# · C · C# · D.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
D# Bebop dominant
123456b77
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
D#
· Root
2
F
· Tension
3
G
· Third
4
G#
· Tension
5
A#
· Fifth
6
C
· Tension
b7
C#
· Seventh
7
D
· passing note
Scale sheet
D# Bebop dominantFormula (degrees)
1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 7
Notes in key
D# F G G# A# C C# D
Typical use
Over V7; passing major 7th.
Bebop dominant
The bebop dominant scale is the Mixolydian scale with a passing major seventh added between the minor seventh and the octave. The resulting eight notes line up the strong beats of the bar with chord tones when played in continuous eighth notes, a hallmark of bebop phrasing over dominant seventh chords.
Notes of the D# bebop dominant scale: D# · F · G · G# · A# · C · C# · D.