Dominant 7 Bebop scale

Sheryl Bailey

4 œ
F Mixolydian Scale
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Root T13 4 = AVOID TONE! 9
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Guitar &4 bœ œ œ œ
The mixolydian scale is a poor choice because it emphasizes the avoid tone on the downbeat, which destoys harmonic clarity

Dominant 7 Bebop Scale: add a passing tone between root and flat 7 - shifts chord tones to downbeats - strong harmonic clarity!

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flat 7 5 3
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Root root
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& œ œ
2

Flat 7 5 3 Root flat 7

bœ œ œ bœ œ Œ Ó
& œ œ œ bœ
4

5 3 root flat 7 5

&œ bœ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ
Œ Ó
6

œ3 œ œ
root
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flat 7
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5 3

& œ bœ œ Œ Ó
8
start from any chord tone: root, 3, 5, or flat 7 - places chord tones on strong beats
this scale is always used in motion

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