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