Db Bebop dominant
Mixolydian with a passing major 7th; the eighth note aligns chord tones with strong beats.
Octaves
Musical context
How the scale relates to the chord, mode, key and progression.
Theory
General info
- Name
- Db Bebop dominant
- Family
- Exotic scales
- Note count
- 8
- Step formula
- W – W – H – W – W – H – H – H
- Numeric formula
- 0-2-2-1-2-2-1-1-1
Notes & degrees
1Dbroot
2Ebmajor 2nd
3Fmajor 3rd
4Gbperfect 4th
5Abperfect 5th
6Bbmajor 6th
b7Cbminor 7th
7Cmajor 7th
Construction
- Overview
- Mixolydian with a passing major 7th; the eighth note aligns chord tones with strong beats.
- Application in music
- In continuous eighth notes beginning on a chord tone, the added note helps place V7 chord tones on strong beats.
- Interval formula
- DbWEbWFHGbWAbWBbHCbHC
Tensions & resolutions
Stable degrees
IDbpoint of resttonic
IIIFdefines modal qualitythird
VAbsupports the tonic sonorityfifth
Typical resolutions & tensions
VIICC
IDbDb
In typical voice leading, the leading tone rises by semitone to tonic.
IIIFF
IVGbGb
In a dominant context, scale degree 4 normally descends by step to 3.
IDbDb
IIEbEb
Scale degree 2 may descend to tonic; the motion is especially close when degree 2 is lowered.
This scale on guitar 🎸
See how Db Bebop dominant looks on guitar.
Circle of fifths
The major key on the same tonic and its neighbouring keys on the circle of fifths.
Connections
Practice
Keyboard Trainer
Reinforce it in practice — play and name notes on the interactive keyboard.