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C Dominant Bebop Scale

Dominant Bebop Scale · C – D – E – F – G – A – B♭ – B – C · intervals P1-M2-M3-P4-P5-M6-m7-M7

The C Dominant Bebop Scale contains the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B♭, and B. Its step pattern is W-W-H-W-W-H-H-H. A Mixolydian with a chromatic passing tone between the 7th and root — the bebop dominant scale.

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C · D · E · F · G · A · Bb · B
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The C Dominant Bebop scale contains eight notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B♭, and B. It follows the whole-step / half-step pattern W-W-H-W-W-H-H-H.

C Dominant Bebop Scale Notes

DegreeNameNoteInterval
1RootCP1
2Major 2ndDM2
3Major 3rdEM3
4Perfect 4thFP4
5Perfect 5thGP5
6Major 6thAM6
♭7Minor 7thB♭m7
7Major 7thBM7
8OctaveCP8

Key Signature

The C Dominant Bebop Scale doesn’t line up with a single major or minor key, so it has no standard key signature. Its notes are written with accidentals as needed.

Accidentals

B♭

C Dominant Bebop Scale — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the notes of the C Dominant Bebop Scale on piano?
The C Dominant Bebop Scale uses the notes C – D – E – F – G – A – B♭ – B – C. Play them in order from the root up to the octave, hands separately first, then together.
What notes are in the C Dominant Bebop Scale?
The C Dominant Bebop Scale contains eight notes: C – D – E – F – G – A – Bb – B. The notes table above shows each note with its scale degree and interval from the root.
How many sharps or flats does C Dominant Bebop have?
The C Dominant Bebop Scale doesn't correspond to a single major or minor key, so it has no standard key signature. Its notes are written with accidentals as needed: B♭.
What does the C Dominant Bebop Scale sound like?
The C Dominant Bebop Scale has a distinctive sound shaped by its specific interval pattern. Listen to the audio playback above to hear the character on every note.

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References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this scale page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data is piano.org's own interval-derived reference dataset — continuously maintained and human-verified, with no fixed publication date.

  1. 1

    Jadassohn, Salomon(1883)

    A Manual of Harmony

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    Prout, Ebenezer(1889)

    Harmony: Its Theory and Practice

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    Beethoven, Ludwig van(1799)

    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 ("Pathétique")

    Public domain score
  4. 4

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