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Cb bebop Scale

Below you can find guitar and piano scale diagrams, notes, intervals, formulas, and chords

Audible Example

What does a Cb bebop scale sound like?

Cb bebop scale

Piano Fingering

How do you play the Cb bebop scale on the piano?

Notes:

Cb
Db
Eb
E
Gb
Ab
A
Bb
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Intervals:

1P
2M
3M
4P
5P
6M
7m
7M
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Guitar Fingering

How do you play the Cb bebop scale on the guitar?

Notes:

E
B
G
D
A
E
Ab
Eb
Bb
Gb
Db
A
E
Cb
Gb
Bb
Ab
Eb
Cb
Gb
Db
Ab
A
E
A
Bb
Db
Ab
Eb
Bb
Cb
Gb
A
E
Cb
Eb
Bb
Db
Ab
E
Cb
Gb
Db
A
Eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
E
Cb
A
E

Intervals:

4P
B
G
D
7m
4P
6M
3M
7M
5P
2M
7m
4P
1P
5P
7M
6M
3M
1P
5P
2M
6M
7m
4P
7m
7M
2M
6M
3M
7M
1P
5P
7m
4P
1P
3M
7M
2M
6M
4P
1P
5P
2M
7m
3M
7M
5P
2M
6M
3M
4P
1P
7m
4P
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About the Cb bebop scale

The bebop scale adds a chromatic passing tone to a seven-note scale, creating an eight-note scale that aligns chord tones with strong beats when played in eighth notes. This was a revolutionary concept in jazz, allowing improvisers to play flowing lines while emphasizing harmony. It is fundamental to jazz improvisation.

Notes

What notes are in the Cb bebop scale

Cb - Db - Eb - E - Gb - Ab - A - Bb

Formula

What is the formula for the Cb bebop scale

2M - 2M - 1A - 3d - 2M - 1A - 2m - 2m

Intervals

What intervals are in the Cb bebop scale

Root Note

Major 2nd

Major 3rd

Perfect 4th

Perfect 5th

Major 6th

Minor 7th

Major 7th

Chords

What chords (diatonic) are in the Cb bebop scale