Bebop Scale Practice Exercises Joel Yennior

C7
4
1

&4 b n b
Starting on the Root

b
Starting on the Third

& b n

Starting on the Fifth

& b n b

b
Starting on the Seventh
&
b n b
b
F7
b n
& b b

b n b
& b b

& b n b b b

b b
& b n b b
b7
B
& b n b b
b b b b
& b b n b b b
b
b b
& b n b b b

b b b
& b n b b b

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E
b n b b b
& b b b b b

b n b b b
& b b b b
b b
b b n b b b b b
&

b b b
& b n b b b b b

b7
A
b b b n b b b b
& b b b b

& b b b n b b b b b
b b
b b b b
& b b n b b b b b

b b b b
& b n b b b b b b
b7
D
b b b b
& b b b b b b n b b b

b b b b b
& b b b b n b b b

b b b b b b b
& b b b n b b b

& b n b b b b b b b b b
b b b
 b7
G
b b n b n b b b
& b b b b b b b

b n b b b b b n b
& b b b b b b

b b b b
& b b n b b b b b n b b

b b n b b b b
& n b b b b b b

B7
& # # # # n # #
# # # #

& # # # # # # # # n #
# #
# # #
& # # # # # # n # #

# # # # # #
& # # # # n

E7
# n #
& # # # # # #

# # # # # n
& # # # #

# # # #
# # # n #
&

& # # # # # #
# # n
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A7
# # # n #
# #
&

# # # n
# #
& # #

#
& # # # # n #

# # # #
& # # n

D7
& # # # n
#
# # n
& # # #

# #
& # # n

&
# # # # n

G7
# # n
&

# # n

&

# # n
&

& # # n
 Bebop Fragments - Circle of Fourths

2 C7 b7
j b .
F7 B
b b j .
Starting on the Root

& b . J
b7 b7 b7
b b b.
E A D
b b b j b . b b b b b.
& J J
b7
b b b b b.
G B7
b # # .
E7
& J b # # j # . J
A7 D7 G7
j b .
& b # . J # n j .

3
C7 b7
F7 B

& # b n # b n
b n b b
Starting on the Root

b7 b7 b7
b n b b b b n b
E A D
b b n b b b b b
& b b
b7
# #
G B7 E7
& b n b b b b b # # # # n
A7 D7 G7
# n
& # # n # n

4 C7 b7
# . j b n b.
Starting on the Third F7 B
& J b n . J
b7 b7 b7
E A D
j b n b b. j
& b n b b. J # b n b.
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# # .
G B7 E7
j
& b n b b J b . J # # .
A7 D7 G7
# . j # .
& # J # # . J
5 C7 b7

Starting on the Fifth F7
b
B
& b b
b
b7 b7 b7
E A
b b D b b
& b b b b b
b7
G
# # b
B7 E7
& b b b b #
b
A7 D7 G7
# b # b
& b
6 C7
b n b b
Starting on the Seventh F7
& b n b
b7 b7
B E
& b n b b b b n b b b b
b b
b7 b7
A D
& b n b b b b b b n b b b b
b b b b
b7
b n b b b b b b
G # # b n # #
B7
& b #

E7
# b n # # b n
A7
& # # # #
G7
# b n
D7
& # b n #
 7
7 Bebop Scales - Sweet Georgia Brown Changes
Practice scales with accompaniment. first play ascending/descending (as written), then reverse to descending/ascending. Play
scales as an exercise, then improvise. For a challenge, rest one measure and then begin each phrase. Next, rest for two measures.
Also try practicing and improvising on each scale starting on the third/fifth/seventh.

Concert Key

b n b b
F7
.
.
& b
b7
B
& b b n b b b
b b
b7
E
b b b b
& b b b b n b

b b
G mi7( 5) C 7(b 9)
A maj7
b n b b
Major Bebop Scale
b b n b b
& b b

b n b b
F7
& b

b7
B
& b b n b b b
b b
Minor Bebop Scale b b b b7
b n b b b
F min7 G mi7( 5) C 7( 9) F min7 B min7 E
& b b
b7 b7 b b7 b6
A G7 G F7 B min7 E A
b b n b n b b
Major Bebop Scale

& b b b b ..
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B b Instruments
# # n
G7
.
& .
C7
& b n b

b n b b
F7
& b
b b
A mi7( 5) D 7(b 9)
B maj7 Major Bebop Scale b
b b # # n b
b
&

# # n
G7
&
C7
& b n b

7 (b 5) 7 (b 9)

# # n b
7 Minor Bebop Scale
G min A mi D G min7 C min7 F 7
& b
b7 b b6
b A 7
A7
b # # n b
B G7 C min7 F7 B
b ..
Major Bebop Scale
& b

E b Instruments
# # n
# #
D7

& ..

# # n
G7
&

b n b

C7

&
b
E mi7( 5) A 7(b 9)
# n b
F maj7 Major Bebop Scale

b #
&
 # # n
# #
D7

&

# # n
G7
&
b
(b 9)
#
D min7 Minor Bebop Scale
# n A 7
E mi7( 5) D min7 G min7 C 7

&
b7
F7 E7 E D7 G min7 C7 F6
# n b
Major Bebop Scale

& b # ..

8
Bebop Fragments - Blues Changes
Practice with accompaniment. Play exercise and then improvise with each bebop fragment, varying rhythms and
starting on different beats within each measure. Repeat the exercise with other bebop fragments starting on the
root, third, fifth and seventh of each chord. Experiment with mixing several patterns into your solo. Transpose and
practice the blues form in several keys.

Concert Instruments
b7 b7 b7
b b b
B E B
& .. b b b b b b

b7 b7
b b b
E
b b b
B
b b
G7
& b b

b7
b b b .
C min7 F7 B F7
& b b .
1 2 b3 4 5 b3 2 1
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B b Instruments

b
C7 F7 C7
b b
& .. b

b
F7
b
C7 A 7b

& b

D min7 # n # n
7
G C7 G7
b ..
&
1 2 b3 4 5 b3 2 1

E b Instruments
G7 C7 G7
& .. # n b # n # n

b #
C7 G7 E7
b
& b # n

A min7 D7 G7 D7
# n ..
& # n # n
1 2 b3 4 5 b3 2 1