Basic Music Theory: How to Read, Write, and Understand Written Music

Basic Music Theory

There are three types of bebop scales: Major bebop, minor bebop, and

dominant bebop.

Example 26.5 C Major bebop scale.

Example 26.6 C minor bebop scale.

Example 26.7 C dominant bebop scale.

Whole Tone Scale and the Super Locrian

Here are a couple of the strangest sounding scales you’ll ever hear. The

whole tone scale consists entirely of whole tones (whole steps), no half

steps allowed.

The second scale has several names: diminished whole tone, altered, and

my personal favorite, the super locrian.

Example 26.8 C whole tone scale.