Bebop Exercise

(Finger training)

Editor: Chung-wei Liang

 I.Bebop Scale
(Down and up)
X7
& c b
b n

4
b b b b b b n b
& b b b b b b
7 8

& n # n # #
#

10
b b b b b n b
& b b b

13
n # n # # #
& # # # #

16
b b b n
& b

19
# # n # # # # #
& # # # # # #

# n
22
#
&

25
b b b b b n b
& b b b b b

28
n # n # # #
& # #

31b b b b n b
&
b b

34n # n # # # #
&
# # # # #
 (Down and up) 3

X Major
37

& # n #

40

& b b b b b b b b b n
b b

43
n # # n #
& # # #

46
b b b b
& b b b n

49
n # # # n # #
& # # # # #

52
# n b
& b #

55
# # # # # # #
& # # # # # #

# # n
58
#
& #

61
b b b b
& b b b b b n

64
n # # # n # #
& # # #

67 b # n b b
&
b b #

70 n # # # # #
& # # # # #
4 (Down and up)
X Minor
73

& # n b #
b
76

& b b b b b b b b b b
b n b b

79

& n # # n #
#

82
b b b b n b
& b b b b

85
n # # # n # #
& # # #

88
# n
& b b b b #

91
# # # # # # #
& # # # #

# # n
94
#
& b b #

97
b b b b
& b b b b b b b n

n # # # n
100
# #
& #

b # n b
103
b
&
b b b b #

n # # #
106
# #
& # # #
 II.Bebop Scale 5
(With direction changes)

109 X7
& b b n b b n

113
b
& b b b b b b b b b b b n b b b n b

117
#
& n n # # # n #

b
121
b
& b n b b b b b b b n b b n

# #
125

& n # # # # # # n #

b b n b b n
129

& n n b b

# # # # n # # # #
133

& # # # # # # #

# n #
137

& n n

141
b b b b b b b n b b b n b b
& b b

145
# # # n # #

& n n # #

149
b b b b n b b b n b

& b n

153
# # # # # # n # ##

& n # # #
6 (With direction changes)
X Major
157

& n n # n #
161
b b b
& b b b b b b n b b b n b b

165
#
& n n # # # n # # #

b b
169

& b n b b b b n b b n

# # # # #
173

& n # # # # # n # #

177

& n n b n b # n #

# # # # # #
181
# # # # # # #
& # # # #

n # # #
185
n n #
& n

b bb
189
b b b b n b b n
& b b

193
# # n # # # # # #
& n n # #

197
b n b # n # b b
& b n

201
# # # # # # # # # # #

& n # # #
 (With direction changes) 7

X Minor
205
b
& n n b n b # n #
209
b b
& b b b b b b b b n b b b n b b b b

213

& n n n # n # # #

b b
217
b
& b b b b b b b n b b n

# # #
221

& n # n # # n # # #

b
225
b n b # n #
& n b b

# # # # # #
229

& # # n # # # # # #

# # b
233
b n b # n #
& n

237
b b n b b n b bbb
b b
& b b b b

# # #
241
n # # n # #
& n n

245
b b n b b # n # b b b
& b

249
# # # # # # # # # #

& n # n
8 III.Diminished Scale Descending
253 C7 FM
& n b n n # b b


255 Dflat7 GflatM
& b b b b b b

257 D7 GM
n
& # # n b

259 Eflat7 AflatM

b b b
& b b b

261 E7 AM
n # #
& # n

263 F7 BflatM
b
& b b

265 Fsharp7 BM
# # # #
& # n #

G7 CM

267
n # b
& b

Aflat7 DflatM
269
b b b
& b b

A7 DM
271
n # # # n b
&

Bflat7
b EflatM
273
b b
& b b

B7 EM
275 n # # # # n
&
 iv. Diminished arpeggio-scale figures 9

277 C7 FM
& # b # n b b

281

& b b
b
b b # b

Dflat7 GflatM
285
b b
& b b b b b b b
289
b b b b b b
& b b b

293 D7 GM
& # # # n b
#

b # # n
297
b # n
&

301 Eflat7 AflatM

b b b b b
& b b b

b b b b b b
b b
305
b b
&

309 E7 AM
#
& # # # # n #

# n # # # n
313

&

F7 BflatM
b
317
b b
& # b b

b
b b b b b
321

&
10
Fsharp7 BM
# #
325
# #
& # # n # #

#
# n # # # # n #
329

& #

G7
333
n CM b
& # #
n

b b b # b
337

&

Aflat7 DflatM b
b b b b b
341

& b
b b b b b
b b b
345

&

A7 DM b #
# # n #
349

& # #

b
# n # b # # n
353

&

Bflat7 EflatM b b
b b b
357
b
&
b b b b
361
b b b b
&

B7 EM #
# # # n # #
365
# #
&
#
369
#
# n # # # n
&
 V. Upper extension arpeggio-scale figure
11

373 C7 FM
& n b n # n n
b

377

& b b

Dflat7 GflatM
& b B b b n b
381
b b b
b b b

b b b b b b
b b b
385

& b b b

389 D7 GM

& n # n n # # n #

# #

393

&

397 Eflat7 AflatM

b
& b b b b n b b b b

b
b b b b
401
b b b
&

405 E7 AM
# #
& n # n # n # # n #

# # # # #
#
409

&

F7 BflatM

413
b n n b b
& n b

b b b b
417

&
12
Fsharp7 BM
# # #
421
# # #
& # # # # n # #
# # #
# # # # #
425
# #
&

429 G7 CM
n n # n n
& n


433

&

Aflat7 DflatM b b
b b b n b b b
437

& b b

b b b
b b b b b b b
441

&

A7 DM #
n # n # # n #
445

& n #

# # #

449
#
&

Bflat7 EflatM b
b b
453
n n n b b
& b

b b
457
b b b b
&

B7 EM # #
# # #
461
# # n
& n #

# # # #
465
# # # #
&
 VI. Chord tones enclosures 13

469
X7
j j j b
& # # J

471
j j b j b b
& b b b n n n b J

473
j j j n
& # # # J
# n

475
j b j n b b b
& b # n J J

477
j j # # n
& # # n # J J

479
j b j n b
& # n J J

481
j j # # # # n
& # # # # J J

483
j n # n
& # # n J J
J

485
j b b b
& b b b n n n J J
J

487
j # # n
& # n # # J J
J

489
b b
b n n
& b
J
#
J J J

491
# # n
# #
& # # n
J

J J J
14
X Major
493
j j j
& j n n # #
#

495
j j b j
& b b n n n b n
b J

497
j j j #
& # # # # J
#
499
j b j n b n
& b # n J J

501
j j # # # #
& # # # J J

503
j b j n #
& # n J J

505
j j # # # #
& # # # # J J

507
j n n # # #
& # # J J J

509
j b n n b n
& b b n J J J

#
511
j # # # #
& # #
J
J J

513
b n n #
& b
J
# J J J

515
# # # #
& # # # J J
J J
 X Minor
15

517
j j j
& j n b # #

519
j j b j
& b b b b n b n J

521
j j j #
& # # J
#
523
j b j n b n
& b b J J

525
j j # # # #
& # # J J

527
j b j n #
& b J J

529
j j # # # #
& # # # J J

531
j n b # # #
& #
J J J

533
j b b n b n
& b b
J
J J

#
535
j # # #
& # J J J

537
b b n #
& b
J

J J J

539
# # # #
& # # J J
J J
16 vii. Chromatic dithering between chord tones
X7
541

& n n b J b b # j # n # j n b j

545
b b n b b b b b j b b j
& J b b j

549

&
n n # n b # j # n # #j # n b # j
J

553
n b n n b b b b b b # j
& J J n b b j

557
# n # # n # n # # n #j
& J J # # n # j

n n n n b
561

& J
b b b # j n b j
J

# # # # n
565

& J
# n # # # # n #j # # n # #j
J

n n # n n
569
b #
& J J
# n # n b # j
J

b b n n b
573
b b b
& J J
b b b b j
J

n n # # n
577
# n #
& J J
# n # # # n b # j
J

n b n n b
581
b b b #
& J J n b b
J J

# n # # n
585
# n # # # # n #
& J J # # n #
J J
 X Major 17

589
j j
& b # n b # n # n # j n b j

593

& b b b J b b n b j b b j b b j

597

& n # n # J b # nj # n # #j # n b # j

601
b b n b b n b b b # j
& J J n b b j

605
n # n # # # n # n # n #j
& J J # # n # j

609
n b # n b b n n b # j
& J J n b j

613
# # n # # n # # # # n #j
& J J # # n # #j

n # n # n
617
b # n # n # n b # j
& J J J

b b n
621
b b n b
& J J
b b b b j
J

n # n # #
625
# n # n
& J J
# n # # # n b # j
J

b b # n
629
b b n n b #
J J n b b
& J J

n # n #
633
# n # # # # n #
& J J # # n #
J J
18 X Minor
637
j j
& b # n b # n n b j b b j

641

& b b b J b b n b j b b b b j b b b j

645
n # n # j
& J
b # n n # nj b # j

649
b b n b b n b b b b j
& J J b b b j

653
n # n # # # n # n n # # nj
& J J # n # j

657
n b # n b b n n b b j
& J J b b j

661
# # n # # n # # # n # # nj
& J J # n # #j

n # n # n
665
b # n n b b b # j
& J J J

b b n
669
b b n b
& J J
b b b b b b b j
J

n # n # #
673
# n # n
& J J
n # n b # j
J

b b # n
677
b b n n b b
& J J b b b
J J

n # n #
681
# n # # # n # # n
& J J # n #
J J
 X Minor 7 19

685
n b b b # j n b j
& J b b j

689

&
b b b b b b b j b b b b j b b b j
J

693

&
n n # n b # j n # nj b # j
J

697
b n b b b b b b b j
& J J b b b j

701
# n # # n
& J
# n # n # # nj # n # j
J

n n b
705

& J
b b b b j b b j
J

# # # # n
709

& J
# n # # # n # # nj # n # #j
J

n # n n
713
b #
& J J
n b b b # j
J

b b n b
717
b b b
& J J
b b b b b b b j
J

n n # # n
721
# n #
& J J
n # n b # j
J

b n b
725
b b b b
J J b b b
& J J

# n # # n
729
# n # # # n # # n
& J J # n #
J J
20
VIII. Short II-V-I (V-I) pattern
733 Dminor7 G7 CMajor
& b n
b n
735

& b b b b
b b
737

& n b # b
# n
739

& b b
b b b
741

& n b # # # n
# n
743

& b b b
n
745

& # n # # # n
# # #
747

&
b n b
# n

749
b b
& b b b

751
n b # #
& b # n

753
b b b b
& n

#
755
# n # # n
& # #
 IX. Long II-V-I pattern 21

757 Dminor7 G7 CMajor

& n b b
n
760

& b b b b b b b b b b


763

& # n b # b
# n

766

& b b b b b
b b

769

& # # n # b # # # n
# n

772

& b b b b
n

775

& # # # # # n # # # n # # #

778
b b
& n # n

781
b b b b
& b b b b

784
n # b # # b
& # # n

b b b b
787

& b n

# # # n # # # n #
790

& # # #
22
X. Long I-VI-II-V pattern
793 Cmajor A7 Dminor7 G7 Cmajor
& n # n b b
# n
798

& b b b b b n b b b b b b b b b
b n b
803

& n # n # # # # n b # b #
# n
808

& b b b b n b b b b b b
n b
813

& n## n ## # # ## n# b ###n#

# n
818

& b # b # b n b b b n

823

& ### # ## # ## ## #n ###n# ##

828

& n # # # n b b # n

833
b b b b b b
& b b b n b n b b b

838
n n# b ## b
& n # ### # # # # n

b n b n b b b b
843
b b
& # n

# ## ## #n ###n#
848
n# # # # #
& # #
 xi. Descending dominant pattern
23

853 C7

& b # b b b

b n
855

& b b b b b b b

b b b
857

& n # n b n # n n n b

n
859
b b b
& b b b b b n b
861

& n # # n n # # n n n #


863
b b n b
& b b n
865
n # # n # # n
& # # n # # #
867
n # b n
& b b n

b
869
b b b
& b b b b n b

n
871
# # n n # n n b
& n #

873
b b n
& b b b b b n

875
n # # n #
& # # n n n #
#
24

xii. Ascending dominant pattern

877
n b b n
C7
& n # b b

b b b n
880

& b b b n b b b b b

n # n b #
883

& n # # b

886
b b b n
& b b n b b b b b

889
n # n n #
& n # # # # n #

b b b n
b
892

& b n b

n # n n # #
# n # #
895

& # # # # #

n b b #

898
b
& n #

b b n b
b b b
901
b b
& b b b n

n # n b #

904
# n
& n # #

b b b n b
b n b b
907
b
&

910
# n # # n # n n # #
#
& n # #
 xiii. Resolution patterns 25

X Major

913
j
&
#
915
b b b
& b b b b
J b n b

917
n # n n
& # n #
J #

919 b n b
& b b b
J # b

921 n # # n
& # n # #
J #

923 n n b
& J #

925 # # # # # # # # #
& J # #

927 n n #
& J #

b b
929
b b b b
& J b n b

n # n
931
n # n #
& J # #

n b
933
b
& J # b

# # # n
935
# # # #
& J # #
 X Minor
26

937
b n n j
& n b

939
b b b b
& b b b b n b
J b b

941
n n n n
& # n # n
J

943 b b n b
& b b b n b
J b

945 n n # n
& # n # # n
J #

947 b n n b n b
& J

949 # n # # # # # # # n
& J # #

951 b n n # n b
& J

b b b
953
b b b b
& J n b b b

n n n
955
n # n #
& J # n

b n b
957
b n b
& J b

# n # n
959
# # # #
& J # # n
 Optional Extension 27

961
n n
&

963
b b b b b
& b b b

965
n #
& # n

967 b b b b
& b

969 n # #
& # # #

971 n n b
n
&

973 # # # # #
# # # #
&

n
n
975
# n
&

b b b
977
b b b
&

#
979
# n # #
&

n b
981
b n b
&

# n # #
983
# # # #
&