Minor Bebop Scale Piano Reference With Notes & Intervals
🎹 The minor bebop scale, also known as the bebop dorian scale, is an 8-note scale used mainly for jazz soloing and improvisation. Based on the Dorian mode, the minor bebop scale adds a passing tone between the 3rd and 4th degrees of the Dorian scale.
Here you'll find an interactive piano reference for the minor bebop scale with notes on the piano keyboard, intervals and scale formula.
See also the major bebop scale.
Minor Bebop Scale Intervals
The intervals of the minor bebop scale are:
Minor Bebop Scale Formula
The formula for the minor bebop scale is: W, h, h, h, W, W, h, W
W: Whole step, h: Half step (semitone)
Minor Bebop Scales Note Chart
| C | ||
| C♯ | ||
| D | ||
| D♯ | ||
| E | ||
| F | ||
| F♯ | ||
| G | ||
| G♯ | ||
| A | ||
| A♯ | ||
| B |
And now here are interactive piano keyboard layouts, one for each key, where you can hear the minor bebop scales being played up and down:
C Minor Bebop Scale
notes:
C♯ Minor Bebop Scale
notes:
D Minor Bebop Scale
notes:
D♯ Minor Bebop Scale
notes:
E Minor Bebop Scale
notes:
F Minor Bebop Scale
notes:
F♯ Minor Bebop Scale
notes:
G Minor Bebop Scale
notes:
G♯ Minor Bebop Scale
notes:
A Minor Bebop Scale
notes:
A♯ Minor Bebop Scale
notes:
B Minor Bebop Scale
notes:
Minor Bebop Scale Chords
Here's a list of chord types that fit the minor bebop scale:
References to major & minor scales:
C majorC♯ majorD♭ majorD majorE♭ majorE majorF majorF♯ majorG♭ majorG majorA♭ majorA majorB♭ majorB majorC♭ major
C minor C♯ minor D♭ minorD minorD♯ minorE♭ minorE minorF minorF♯ minorG minorG♯ minorA♭ minorA minorA♯ minorB♭ minorB minor
