F♯ Bebop dominantScale

Formula

W W H W W H H H 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 7
The family

F♯ Bebop dominant on the chromatic circle

F♯ Bebop dominant is one of the exotic scales. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

W W H W W H H H 1 F♯I Bebop dominant 2 G♯II 3 A♯III 4 BIV 5 C♯V 6 D♯VI ♭7 EVII 7 E♯VIII F♯ Bebop dominant
The whole neck

F♯ Bebop dominant across the fretboard

Every note of the scale up to the 16th fret, named by its degree. The root is a ring. Step through the five CAGED positions one at a time in the scale library.

3 5 7 9 12 15 ♭7 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 7 1 3 4 5 6 ♭7 7 1 2 3 4 6 ♭7 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 7 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 7 1 2 3 4 5 ♭7 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 7 1
Context

Where F♯ Bebop dominant fits

Bebop lines over dominant 7 chords: Mixolydian with a passing major 7th, so the chord tones land on the beat.

Bebop dominant scale in every key

F♯ Bebop dominant scale questions

What notes are in the F♯ Bebop dominant scale?

F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E E♯. As degrees from the root: 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 7.

What is the F♯ Bebop dominant scale formula?

1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 7, or in steps between the notes, W W H W W H H H (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).

How do you play the F♯ Bebop dominant scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of F♯ Bebop dominant up to the 16th fret, each named by its degree with the root as a ring. To learn it a few frets at a time, open it in the scale library and step through its five CAGED positions, from the E shape to the D shape to the C shape to the A shape to the G shape.

When is the F♯ Bebop dominant scale used?

Bebop lines over dominant 7 chords: Mixolydian with a passing major 7th, so the chord tones land on the beat.