B major bebop scale
The B major bebop scale consists of the B (Perfect unison), C# (Major second), D# (Major third), E (Perfect fourth), F# (Perfect fifth), G (Minor sixth), G# (Major sixth) and Bb (Major seventh) notes.
How to play the B major bebop scale
- Find B (Root) on the piano keyboard
- Play C# (Major second) — 2 semitones above B
- Play D# (Major third) — 4 semitones above B
- Play E (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above B
- Play F# (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above B
- Play G (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above B
- Play G# (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above B
- Play Bb (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above B
- Play all 8 notes in ascending order to perform the B major bebop scale
Chords in this scale
B chords
C# chords
- C# m(add2)(no5)
- C# m(add2)
- C# sus2(b5)
- C# 7(sus2)
- C# m3
- C# m7(add4)(no5)
- C# dim
- C# dim7
- C# m7(b5)
- C# minor
- C# m6
- C# m6(add9)
- C# m7
- C# m9
- C# m11
- C# m13
- C# m7(#9)
- C# m7(add11)
- C# m(add9)
- C# m(add11)
- C# m(add13)
- C# m7(no5)
- C# m9(no5)
- C# m7(#9)(no5)
- C# m7(add11)(no5)
- C# m(add9)(no5)
- C# sus4(b5)
- C# 11(b5)(sus4)
- C# 7(sus4)
- C# 7(sus4)(add13)
- C# 11(sus4)
- C# dim(no3)
- C# 7(b5)(sus)
- C# 7(sus)
- C# 9(sus2)
- C# 7(no3)
Eb chords
- Eb m3
- Eb m7(add4)(no5)
- Eb minor
- Eb m7
- Eb m7(#9)
- Eb m7(add11)
- Eb m(add11)
- Eb m(#5)
- Eb m7(#5)
- Eb m7(alt)
- Eb m7(no5)
- Eb m7(#9)(no5)
- Eb m7(add11)(no5)
- Eb 3
- Eb major
- Eb 7
- Eb 7(b9)
- Eb 7(b9)(#9)
- Eb 7(#9)
- Eb 7(add11)
- Eb 7(b13)
- Eb addb9
- Eb add11
- Eb aug
- Eb 7(#5)
- Eb 7(alt)
- Eb 7(no5)
- Eb 7(b9)(no5)
- Eb 7(#9)(no5)
- Eb 7(add11)(no5)
- Eb sus4
- Eb 7(sus4)
- Eb 11(sus4)
- Eb 5
- Eb 7(sus)
- Eb 7(no3)
E chords
- E m(add2)(no5)
- E m(add2)
- E add2(no5)
- E add2
- E sus2(b5)
- E sus2
- E maj7(sus2)
- E m3
- E dim
- E dim7
- E m(maj7)(b5)
- E minor
- E m6
- E m6(add9)
- E m(maj7)
- E m(maj9)
- E m(maj9)(#11)
- E m(maj13)(#11)
- E m(maj13)
- E m(maj7)(#11)
- E m(maj7)(add13)
- E m(add9)
- E m(add13)
- E m(maj9)(no5)
- E m(add9)(no5)
- E 3
- E b5
- E 6(b5)
- E maj7(b5)
- E major
- E 6
- E 6(add9)
- E maj7
- E maj9
- E maj9(#11)
- E maj13(#11)
- E maj13
- E maj7(#11)
- E maj7(add13)
- E add9
- E add13
- E maj9(no5)
- E add9(no5)
- E dim(no3)
- E sus(#4)
- E maj7(b5)(sus)
- E 5
- E 6(sus)
- E maj7(sus)
- E maj9(sus2)
- E 5(add9)
- E maj7(no3)