Bop Scales can you help me?!

[BlueSax]

Does anyone in this area know bop scales? I need explanation;

Thanks

Regards

 

[pauloalto]

If you mean bebop scales then the formula is:
T=tone
S=semitone
TTSTTSSS
so in C major that would be:
CDEFGABbB
Yes there are 8 notes in it!

Paul

 

[Simon]

Hi Paul / Tom,

yeah CDEFGABbB will get you a dominant bebop scale you could use over C7. Bad news? There are different bebop scales for the different chord qualities (eg major, minor, half-diminished...)

Dominant is probably the most common, but usually it's played descending... CBBbAGFEDC, and often starting from the C or E or G.

Basically they work to put the chord tones on the downbeats in the bar - assuming you start on a downbeat.



Have fun!
Simon

 

[pauloalto]

Thanks Simon 🙂 I put C major should have put starting on C

Didn't know about the other bebop scales though, I'll have a read of the handbook 🙂

Paul

 

[Pete Thomas]

The bebop scale on a major tonic never really works for me, but the other one, ie over a IIm7 V7 (same scale) is great.

Works best descending as someone pointed out on another thread.

Listen to Cannonball Adderley and James Moody

 

[BlueSax]

thank you all for this informations