Gb 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
- Gb 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
1Gbroot
2Abmajor 2nd
3Bbmajor 3rd
4Cbperfect 4th
5Dbperfect 5th
6Ebmajor 6th
b7Fbminor 7th
7Fmajor 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
- GbWAbWBbHCbWDbWEbHFbHF
Tensions & resolutions
Stable degrees
IGbpoint of resttonic
IIIBbdefines modal qualitythird
VDbsupports the tonic sonorityfifth
Typical resolutions & tensions
VIIFF
IGbGb
In typical voice leading, the leading tone rises by semitone to tonic.
IIIBbBb
IVCbCb
In a dominant context, scale degree 4 normally descends by step to 3.
IGbGb
IIAbAb
Scale degree 2 may descend to tonic; the motion is especially close when degree 2 is lowered.
This scale on guitar 🎸
See how Gb 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.