Bb major bebop scale
The Bb major bebop scale consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), C (Major second), D (Major third), D# (Perfect fourth), F (Perfect fifth), F# (Minor sixth), G (Major sixth) and A (Major seventh) notes.
How to play the Bb major bebop scale
- Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
- Play C (Major second) — 2 semitones above Bb
- Play D (Major third) — 4 semitones above Bb
- Play D# (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above Bb
- Play F (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Bb
- Play F# (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Bb
- Play G (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Bb
- Play A (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Bb
- Play all 8 notes in ascending order to perform the Bb major bebop scale
Chords in this scale
Bb chords
C chords
- C m(add2)(no5)
- C m(add2)
- C sus2(add4)
- C sus2(b5)
- C sus2
- 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 m9(#11)
- C m13
- C m7(#9)
- C m7(add11)
- C m7(#11)
- 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 sus4
- C 7(sus4)
- C 7(sus4)(add13)
- C 11(sus4)
- C dim(no3)
- C sus(#4)
- C 7(b5)(sus)
- C 5
- C 6(sus)
- C 7(sus)
- C 9(sus2)
- C 5(add9)
- C 7(no3)
D chords
- D m3
- D m7(add4)(no5)
- D minor
- D m7
- D m7(b9)
- D m7(b9)(#9)
- D m7(#9)
- D m7(add11)
- D m7(b13)
- D m(addb9)
- D m(add11)
- D m(#5)
- D m7(#5)
- D m7(alt)
- D m7(no5)
- D m7(b9)(no5)
- D m7(#9)(no5)
- D m7(add11)(no5)
- D 3
- D major
- D 7
- D 7(b9)
- D 7(b9)(#9)
- D 7(#9)
- D 7(add11)
- D 7(b13)
- D addb9
- D add11
- D aug
- D 7(#5)
- D 7(alt)
- D 7(no5)
- D 7(b9)(no5)
- D 7(#9)(no5)
- D 7(add11)(no5)
- D sus4
- D 7(sus4)
- D 11(sus4)
- D 5
- D 7(sus)
- D 7(no3)
Eb chords
- Eb m(add2)(no5)
- Eb m(add2)
- Eb add2(no5)
- Eb add2
- Eb sus2
- Eb maj7(sus2)
- Eb m3
- Eb m(maj7)(b5)
- Eb minor
- Eb m6
- Eb m6(add9)
- Eb m(maj7)
- Eb m(maj9)
- Eb m(maj9)(#11)
- Eb m(maj13)(#11)
- Eb m(maj13)
- Eb m(maj7)(#11)
- Eb m(maj7)(add13)
- Eb m(add9)
- Eb m(add13)
- Eb m(maj9)(no5)
- Eb m(add9)(no5)
- Eb 3
- Eb b5
- Eb 6(b5)
- Eb maj7(b5)
- Eb major
- Eb 6
- Eb 6(add9)
- Eb maj7
- Eb maj9
- Eb maj9(#11)
- Eb maj13(#11)
- Eb maj13
- Eb maj7(#11)
- Eb maj7(add13)
- Eb add9
- Eb add13
- Eb maj9(no5)
- Eb add9(no5)
- Eb sus(#4)
- Eb maj7(b5)(sus)
- Eb 5
- Eb 6(sus)
- Eb maj7(sus)
- Eb maj9(sus2)
- Eb 5(add9)
- Eb maj7(no3)
D# chords
F chords
F# chords
G chords
- G m(add2)(no5)
- G m(add2)
- G sus2(add4)
- G sus2
- G 7(sus2)
- G maj7(sus2)
- G m3
- G m7(add4)(no5)
- G minor
- G m7
- G m9
- G m11
- G m7(#9)
- G m7(add11)
- G m7(b13)
- G m(maj7)
- G m(maj9)
- G m(maj11)
- G m(add9)
- G m(add11)
- G m(#5)
- G m7(#5)
- G m9(#5)
- G m7(alt)
- G m(maj7)(#5)
- G m7(no5)
- G m9(no5)
- G m7(#9)(no5)
- G m7(add11)(no5)
- G m(maj9)(no5)
- G m(maj11)(no5)
- G m(add9)(no5)
- G sus4
- G 7(sus4)
- G 11(sus4)
- G 5
- G 7(sus)
- G 9(sus2)
- G maj7(sus)
- G maj9(sus2)
- G 5(add9)
- G 7(no3)
- G maj7(no3)