8/9/2019 How to Play Minor Bebop Scales for Guitar - MattWarnockGuitar http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/how-to-play-minor-bebop-scales-for-guitar-mattwarnockguitar 1/13 15/12/2014 How to Play Minor Bebop Scales for Guitar - MattWarnockGuitar.com | MATT WARNOCK GUITAR http://mattwarnockguitar.com/minor-bebop 1/13 Minor Bebop Scale The minor bebop scale is one of the most commonly used and studied melodic sounds in jazz guitar. Used by countless players over the decades, both consciously and subconsciously, this 8-note scale can be used to add a bit of Bebop tension and release to your improvised lines and phrases. In this lesson, you will learn how to build, apply and play the minor bebop scale. This will provide you with the knowledge and material necessary to add this important scale to your jazz guitar soloing concept, taking your playing to the next level in the process. Don’t forget to download your FREE Jazz Guitar eBook! What is the Minor Bebop Scale To begin our study of this important jazz scale, let’s take a look at how you build a minor bebop scale. The easiest way to think about this scale is that it is simply a Dorian scale with an added major 7th interval between the b7 and R, creating an 8-note scale. Dorian – R-2-b3-4-5-6-b7-R Minor Bebop – R-2-b3-4-5-6-b7-7-R Here is how that difference looks on the fretboard. MATT WARNOCK GUITAR
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8/9/2019 How to Play Minor Bebop Scales for Guitar - MattWarnockGuitar
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just add in the maj7 interval and it will become the minor bebop scale
3. Mamalov, January 26, 2012:
Agree.
Since fingering has always been a matter to me, I’ve come to conclusion it’s mostly
dependent on your ease.
Anyway, I’m really enjoying your post.
Keep on dude.
4. Matthew Warnock , January 26, 2012:
For sure, a lot of it for me is where I am on the neck as well as tempo, those two things
will often define what fingering I use.
5. Chris W, September 22, 2013:
I think the idea of the fingering is to have the tension note and its resolution on the same
string descending (the big spreads accomplish this for 6 to 5 and 4 to 3).
6. Kyle, November 19, 2014:
Hi Matt. I have a question about using this scale as a sub over V chords. Since it’s acombination of Dorian and melodic minor, I would assume you can move it up a semi-
tone and do the old trick. But then the b7 becomes a major 7–which clashes against a
dominant sound. Do you have any advice for being melodic with that major 7th so it
sounds musical? Thanks!
7. Matt Warnock , November 19, 2014:
Hi Kyle
Yes you can move it up a half step and try it out. For the major 7 use it as a passing tone,
or try some of the licks above and move them up a 1/2 step to see how they sound.
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