B♭ Dominant Bebop Scale

Jazz Scale

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

B♭ Dominant BebopCAGED Scale Shapes

C Shape

A Shape

G Shape

E Shape

D Shape

Recommended Chords for a B♭ Dominant Bebop Scale

	Chord	Shared Notes
	B♭ Added 9th Guitar Chord	B♭, D, F, C
	B♭ 9th sus4 Guitar Chord	B♭, E♭, F, A♭, C
	B♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	B♭, C, F
	B♭ Suspended Guitar Chord	B♭, E♭, F
	B♭ 6th Guitar Chord	B♭, D, F, G
	B♭ 7th Guitar Chord	B♭, D, F, A♭
	B♭ 6th (add9) Guitar Chord	B♭, D, F, G, C
	B♭ 7th sus4 Guitar Chord	B♭, E♭, F, A♭
	B♭ 9th Guitar Chord	B♭, D, F, A♭, C
	B♭ Major Guitar Chord	B♭, D, F
	B♭ 13th Guitar Chord	B♭, D, F, A♭, C, G
	B♭ 13th sus4 Guitar Chord	B♭, E♭, F, A♭, C, G
	B♭ 11th Guitar Chord	B♭, D, F, A♭, C, E♭
	C Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	C, D, G
	C Suspended Guitar Chord	C, F, G
	E♭ 6th Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, C
	E♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	E♭, F, B♭
	E♭ Suspended Guitar Chord	E♭, A♭, B♭
	E♭ Major 7th Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, D
	E♭ Major Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭
	E♭ Major 9th Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, D, F
	E♭ Added 9th Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, F
	E♭ Major 13th Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, D, F, C
	E♭ 6th (add9) Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, C, F
	F Suspended Guitar Chord	F, B♭, C
	F Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	F, G, C
	F Minor 11th Guitar Chord	F, A♭, C, E♭, G, B♭
	F Minor 6th Guitar Chord	F, A♭, C, D
	F Minor 7th Guitar Chord	F, A♭, C, E♭
	F 7th Sus4 Guitar Chord	F, B♭, C, E♭
	F Minor (Add9) Guitar Chord	F, A♭, C, G
	F Minor 9th Guitar Chord	F, A♭, C, E♭, G
	F Minor 6th (Add9) Guitar Chord	F, A♭, C, D, G
	F 9th Sus4 Guitar Chord	F, B♭, C, E♭, G
	F Minor 13th Guitar Chord	F, A♭, C, E♭, G, D
	F 13th Sus4 Guitar Chord	F, B♭, C, E♭, G, D
	F Minor Guitar Chord	F, A♭, C
	G 7th Sus4 Guitar Chord	G, C, D, F
	G Suspended Guitar Chord	G, C, D
	A♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	A♭, B♭, E♭
	A♭ Major Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭
	A♭ Major 7th Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, G
	A♭ Added 9th Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, B♭
	A♭ 6th Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, F
	A♭ Major 13th Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, G, B♭, F
	A♭ Major 9th Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, G, B♭
	A♭ 6th (add9) Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, F, B♭

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."

B♭ Dominant Bebop Scale

Jazz Scale

B♭ Dominant BebopCAGED Scale Shapes

Recommended Chords for a B♭ Dominant Bebop Scale

Notes in a B♭ Dominant Bebop Scale

Bebop dominant scale