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Bebop Line Building

Scale Definition - Major Bebop Scale
Major Scale
B b maj7

&

b
b

b
5

Major (I) Bebop Scale

B b maj7

&

b
6
5
1

Major Bebop Scale - Ascending

B b maj7 ascending from "1 to 1"

&

B b maj7

& #
ascending from "5 to 5"

Major Bebop Scale - Descending

B b maj7 descending from "1 to 1"

& b b b
b
B b maj7 descending from "5 to 5"

b b
b
&

b
1

B b maj7 ascending from "3 to 3"

b #

B b maj7 ascending from "6 to 6"

b
B b maj7

descending from "3 to 3"

b
b b

B b maj7

b b
b
descending from "6 to 6"

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Bebop Line Building

Scale Definition - Dominant Bebop Scale

Mixolydian Scale

F7

&
3

b7

Dominant (V) Bebop Scale

F7

b n

&
1

b7

b n

b7

Dominant Bebop Scale - Ascending

F7

ascending from "5 to 5"

& b n b

&
F7

ascending from "1 to 1"

ascending from " b7 to b7"

F7

b n

F7

ascending from "3 to 3"

Dominant Bebop Scale - Descending

b >
b
&
F7

descending from "3 to 3"

descending from " b7 to b7"

b b >
&
n b
F7

>
b
b

F7

descending from "1 to 1"

b >
b
F7

descending from "5 to 5"

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Octave Displacements

Dominant Bebop Scale - Descending w/ Octave Displacements

b b > n b

&
F7

>
b

& b
F7

b > b

F7

>
b b

F7

Major Bebop Scale - Descending w/ Octave Displacements

B b maj7
B b maj7

>
b
& b
b
B b maj7

>
b

b
& b b

>
b b b

B b maj7

>
b
b
b

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Bebop Line Building

Octave Displacements

Dominant Bebop Scale - Ascending w/ Octave Displacements

F7

>

& b n
b b
>

&
n
F7

F7

>

b
b n
b n > b

F7

Major Bebop Scale - Ascending w/ Octave Displacements

B b maj7
B b maj7

>

& # b b
B b maj7

b > b

&
#

>

b b #

B b maj7

b # > b

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Bebop Line Building

Application - Dominant Bebop Scale

Autumn Leaves

& .
The

E b maj7

& b.
the

b
fall - ing

aut - umn

C m7

F7

bw

.
()

()
w

leaves

drift

D 7 b9

A m7 b 5

leaves

by

the

B b Maj7

win

dow.

G m7

of

red

and

..

bw

gold.

Dominant Bebop Scale - continuous descent over Autumn Leaves

b
b
&
C m7

B b maj7

b
b
&
A m7 ( b 5)

b
b
&

D 7( b 9)

F7

b
b

E b maj7

b
b

b
b

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Bebop Line Building

Application - Dominant Bebop Scale

Dominant Bebop Scale - applied to first 6 changes on Autumn Leaves
C m7
F7
F7
B b maj7

b
b
&
B b maj7

E b maj7

A m7 ( b 5)

D 7( b 9)

b
b
&
b
b
&

b
b

E b maj7

b
b

D 7( b 9)

A m7 ( b 5)

b
b

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