Guitar · scales and modes # A bebop dominant scale on guitar A bebop dominant has 8 notes: A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G, G♯. | Note | A | B | C♯ | D | E | F♯ | G | G♯ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ♭7 | 7 | | Step | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ## A bebop dominant on the whole neck Every A bebop dominant note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more". A bebop dominant Note names A bebop dominant Degrees ## A bebop dominant in 5 positions The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there. Position 1: frets 0–4, 18 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 18 notes ## Triads in A bebop dominant | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | A | [A major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-major) | | 2 | Bm | [B minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-minor) | | 3 | C♯m | [C♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-minor) | | 3 | C♯dim | [C♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-diminished) | | 4 | D | [D major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-major) | | 5 | E | [E major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-major) | | 5 | Em | [E minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-minor) | | 6 | F♯m | [F♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-minor) | | ♭7 | G | [G major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-major) | | 7 | G♯dim | [G♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in A bebop dominant | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Amaj7 | [Amaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/amaj7) · [Amaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-2) · [Amaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-3) · [Amaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 1 | A7 | [A7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a7) · [A7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2) · [A7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-3) · [A7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | Bm7 | [Bm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7) · [Bm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2) · [Bm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-3) · [Bm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | C♯m7 | [C♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7) · [C♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [C♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [C♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | C♯m7♭5 | [C♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7b5) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 4 | Dmaj7 | [Dmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dmaj7) · [Dmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-2) · [Dmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-3) · [Dmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | Em7 | [Em7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7) · [Em7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2) · [Em7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-3) · [Em7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | E7 | [E7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e7) · [E7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-2) · [E7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-3) · [E7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | F♯m7 | [F♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7) · [F♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [F♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [F♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭7 | Gmaj7 | [Gmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gmaj7) · [Gmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-2) · [Gmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-3) · [Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 7 | G♯m7♭5 | [G♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7b5) · [G♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [G♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | ## Bebop dominant in every key - [C bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) - [D♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-bebop-dominant) - [D bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-bebop-dominant) - [E♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-bebop-dominant) - [E bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-bebop-dominant) - [F bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-bebop-dominant) - [F♯ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-bebop-dominant) - [G bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-bebop-dominant) - [A♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-bebop-dominant) - A bebop dominant - [B♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-bebop-dominant) - [B bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-bebop-dominant) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice A bebop dominant in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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