Modes
of the Dominant Bebop Scale
The Dominant
Bebop scale can be derived via radial symmetry with its axis
of symmetry
situated at the mid-point between F and F# (11th harmonic of C)
by expanding
the ur-pattern M3 m3 M3:
1. Cmaj7
F|F#
|
M3 m3 M3
C E
G B
|
F|F#
2. Am11 or
Cmaj13(no 11)
[“perfect”
chords]
F|F#
|
m3 M3
m3 M3 m3
A C
E G B
D
|
F|F#
3. b7th
mode of the Dominant Bebop scale
[lydian add b2
or locrian add ♮7]
F|F#
|
M3 m3
M3 m3 M3
m3 M3
F A C E G B D F#
|
F|F#
