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Published on Thursday, 08 March 2012 09:20

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The Bebop Scale in 12 keys - By guitarelements  

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 We used color code on our lessons to demonstrate the Three Octave ranges.

Which we prefer to teach guitar Scales, Arpeggios, Modes.

This give you the ability to play with much fuller sound verse playing in One Ocatve range.

Blue color code to show Lower Octave.
Red color code to show the Main Octave.
Black color code to show the Higher Octave.
Solid Red color code to show the Root or Tonic.

Table above demonstrate the Major of all scale - The C major Scale - All other scales and modes are created from this special scale.
By adding sharps or flats to this scale, and by the key (Root or tonic note) will define the name and type of scales or modes you are playing.

Look at the Mother of all scale - The C Major.  C   D   E   F   G   A   B 
There are 7 notes or tones. Therefore, there are 7 Major Modes.

I will explain and walk you through step by step in details how to learn scales, modes arpeggios and chords as they are all relate and create from:
The Special Scale: The C Major Scale.

There is a Half Step between B & C and E & F

Intermediate level players, should spend time to learn Exotic and Foreign Scale types.

Let us work on the Ionian Major Modes. This is a very special Mode it is the C Major Scale. The mother of all scale. The formula of the Ionian is the same as the Major scale. 

This is how I learn --- I refer to the FORMULA in case of confuse or not sure --- After a while you get a hang of it.

Start with the key you like. For example you like to play a C Bebop Scale.

1. Write down the C on colum 1st - as this is the tonic or root note.
2. Continue write down next note all the way to the 7th.
3. Start from the Root or Tonic follow the Formula - you may need to apply sharp or flat to certain steps base on the Formula.  

I used color coded to explain and make it easy to see as I try to explain the logic of the lessons.

All scales created or generated from the mother of all scale. The C Bebop Scale.
1. By apply sharps or flats to the specific step
2. Base on the Root and formula (where are the half step) - You can tell "what key and mode you are playing".

Now let us work on the 11 remain keys.

You just learn the 12 keys tone system of the Bebop Scale.
You should come back in the future to review this lesson just to re-enforce your memory in case you forget as if you do not use them so often.

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