Scales
Db Bebop Major Scale
Db · Eb · F · Gb · Ab · A · Bb · C
Db Bebop Major is a scale built on Db with the notes Db · Eb · F · Gb · Ab · A · Bb · C.
Db Bebop Major Scale
Db · Eb · F · Gb · Ab · A · Bb · C
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 | Db · Eb · F · Gb · Ab · A · Bb · C · Db | |
| Left hand | 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 3 | Db · Eb · F · Gb · Ab · A · Bb · C · Db |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
Db Bebop Major is made of the notes Db · Eb · F · Gb · Ab · A · Bb · C. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W W H W H H W H.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Related scales
Db Bebop Major is a selection of notes from larger scales rather than a seven-note scale of its own, so it has no chords of its own: it takes them from the scales that contain it, listed here with the scales it contains and its related keys.
Scales inside it
Db Major PentatonicDb · Eb · F · Ab · Bb
Every note of this scale is in Db Bebop Major.
Db MajorDb · Eb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · C
Every note of this scale is in Db Bebop Major.
Db Ionian PentatonicDb · F · Gb · Ab · C
Every note of this scale is in Db Bebop Major.
Db RitusenDb · Eb · Gb · Ab · Bb
Every note of this scale is in Db Bebop Major.
Db Major AugmentedDb · Eb · F · Gb · A · Bb · C
Every note of this scale is in Db Bebop Major.
Common questions
- How do I play Db Bebop Major?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 2, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in Db Bebop Major?
- Db Bebop Major contains the notes Db · Eb · F · Gb · Ab · A · Bb · C, measured from the tonic Db as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3M, 4P, 5P, 5A, 6M, 7M. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of Db Bebop Major?
- From Db the steps run W W H W H H W H, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.