A♭ Dominant Bebop Scale

Jazz Scale

start by assigning your fingers to the first, second, third and fourth frets
on the third string play an A flat on the first fret using your first finger and a B flat on the third fret using your third finger
on the second string play a C on the first fret using your first finger, a D flat on the second fret using your second finger and an E flat on the fourth fret using your fourth finger
on the first string play an F on the first fret using your first finger, a G flat on the second fret using your second finger and an A flat on the fourth fret using your fourth finger

A♭ Dominant BebopCAGED Scale Shapes

G Shape

E Shape

D Shape

C Shape

A Shape

Recommended Chords for an A♭ Dominant Bebop Scale

	Chord	Shared Notes
	A♭ 11th Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭
	A♭ Major Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭
	A♭ 6th Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, F
	A♭ 7th Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, G♭
	A♭ 7th sus4 Guitar Chord	A♭, D♭, E♭, G♭
	A♭ 9th Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, G♭, B♭
	A♭ 6th (add9) Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, F, B♭
	A♭ 9th sus4 Guitar Chord	A♭, D♭, E♭, G♭, B♭
	A♭ Added 9th Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, B♭
	A♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	A♭, B♭, E♭
	A♭ 13th Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, G♭, B♭, F
	A♭ 13th sus4 Guitar Chord	A♭, D♭, E♭, G♭, B♭, F
	A♭ Suspended Guitar Chord	A♭, D♭, E♭
	B♭ Minor 7th Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F, A♭
	B♭ Minor 11th Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F, A♭, C, E♭
	B♭ Minor Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F
	B♭ Suspended Guitar Chord	B♭, E♭, F
	B♭ 9th sus4 Guitar Chord	B♭, E♭, F, A♭, C
	B♭ Minor (add9) Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F, C
	B♭ 7th sus4 Guitar Chord	B♭, E♭, F, A♭
	B♭ Minor 9th Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F, A♭, C
	B♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	B♭, C, F
	D♭ Suspended Guitar Chord	D♭, G♭, A♭
	D♭ Major 9th Guitar Chord	D♭, F, A♭, C, E♭
	D♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	D♭, E♭, A♭
	D♭ Major 7th Guitar Chord	D♭, F, A♭, C
	D♭ Added 9th Guitar Chord	D♭, F, A♭, E♭
	D♭ 6th (add9) Guitar Chord	D♭, F, A♭, B♭, E♭
	D♭ 6th Guitar Chord	D♭, F, A♭, B♭
	D♭ Major Guitar Chord	D♭, F, A♭
	D♭ Major 13th Guitar Chord	D♭, F, A♭, C, E♭, B♭
	E♭ Suspended Guitar Chord	E♭, A♭, B♭
	E♭ Minor Guitar Chord	E♭, G♭, B♭
	E♭ 7th sus4 Guitar Chord	E♭, A♭, B♭, D♭
	E♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	E♭, F, B♭
	E♭ Minor (add9) Guitar Chord	E♭, G♭, B♭, F
	E♭ 13th sus4 Guitar Chord	E♭, A♭, B♭, D♭, F, C
	E♭ Minor 7th Guitar Chord	E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭
	E♭ Minor 6th Guitar Chord	E♭, G♭, B♭, C
	E♭ 9th sus4 Guitar Chord	E♭, A♭, B♭, D♭, F
	E♭ Minor 13th Guitar Chord	E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭, F, C
	E♭ Minor 6th (add9) Guitar Chord	E♭, G♭, B♭, C, F
	E♭ Minor 11th Guitar Chord	E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭, F, A♭
	E♭ Minor 9th Guitar Chord	E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭, F
	F Minor Guitar Chord	F, A♭, C
	F Minor 7th Guitar Chord	F, A♭, C, E♭
	F 7th Sus4 Guitar Chord	F, B♭, C, E♭
	F Suspended Guitar Chord	F, B♭, C
	G♭ Major 13th Guitar Chord	G♭, B♭, D♭, F, A♭, E♭
	G♭ Major 7th Guitar Chord	G♭, B♭, D♭, F
	G♭ Major 9th Guitar Chord	G♭, B♭, D♭, F, A♭
	G♭ 6th (add9) Guitar Chord	G♭, B♭, D♭, E♭, A♭
	G♭ Added 9th Guitar Chord	G♭, B♭, D♭, A♭
	G♭ Major Guitar Chord	G♭, B♭, D♭
	G♭ 6th Guitar Chord	G♭, B♭, D♭, E♭
	G♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	G♭, A♭, D♭

Bebop dominant scale

The bebop dominant scale or the seventh diminished scale is derived from the Mixolydian mode and has a chromatic passing tone between the flatted 7th (♭7) and the root. Barry Harris explains that it is derived from a dominant seventh chord from the root, and a minor 6th chord (m6) from the second degree. It has all the notes in both the major scale and the Mixolydian scale of the same root. This scale is often used over dominant seventh chords and all extended dominant chords, and over II-V chord progressions. According to Michael Miller, "[w]hen someone says they're playing 'the bebop scale,' this is the one they're talking about."

A♭ Dominant Bebop Scale

Jazz Scale

A♭ Dominant BebopCAGED Scale Shapes

Recommended Chords for an A♭ Dominant Bebop Scale

Notes in an A♭ Dominant Bebop Scale

Bebop dominant scale