Scales
G Bebop Minor Scale
G · A · Bb · B · C · D · E · F
G Bebop Minor is a scale built on G with the notes G · A · Bb · B · C · D · E · F.
G Bebop Minor Scale
G · A · Bb · B · C · D · E · F
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 | G · A · Bb · B · C · D · E · F · G | |
| Left hand | 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 | G · A · Bb · B · C · D · E · F · G |
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
G Bebop Minor is made of the notes G · A · Bb · B · C · D · E · F. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W H H H W W H W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Related scales
G Bebop Minor 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
G Major PentatonicG · A · B · D · E
Every note of this scale is in G Bebop Minor.
G Major BluesG · A · Bb · B · D · E
Every note of this scale is in G Bebop Minor.
G DorianG · A · Bb · C · D · E · F
Every note of this scale is in G Bebop Minor.
G MixolydianG · A · B · C · D · E · F
Every note of this scale is in G Bebop Minor.
G Mixolydian PentatonicG · B · C · D · F
Every note of this scale is in G Bebop Minor.
G RitusenG · A · C · D · E
Every note of this scale is in G Bebop Minor.
Scales that contain it
G Composite BluesG · A · Bb · B · C · Db · D · E · F
Contains every note of G Bebop Minor.
G ChromaticG · Ab · A · Bb · B · C · Db · D · Eb · E · F · F#
Contains every note of G Bebop Minor.
Common questions
- How do I play G Bebop Minor?
- 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 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in G Bebop Minor?
- G Bebop Minor contains the notes G · A · Bb · B · C · D · E · F, measured from the tonic G as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3m, 3M, 4P, 5P, 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 G Bebop Minor?
- From G the steps run W H H H W W H W, 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.