This post intends to sort things out in the world of bebop scales. Bebop is one of the most exciting jazz styles to play on the guitar. All keys are shown, including the commonly used 12 keys of the circle of fifths diagram, and other theoretical ie. Melodic lines, patterns for jazz, all instruments, treble clef collection opensource language english. Print and download in pdf or midi tenor clef major and minor scales. Robin gibelhausen, music teacher, illinois basic music theory by jonathan harnum is an excellent book for people of all levels. This book is written to help pupils learn the tenor clef. Melodic minor and bebop scales bass clef free download as pdf file. Wes montgomery is on fire as always, listen and take note. This makes hitting those target notes much easier and.
Major scales and arpeggios scarsdale middle school. When playing a twelve bar blues in the key of bb, use the bb blues scale anywhere in the chord. By simply adding one chromatic note, you can convert the most commonly used scales into bebop scales. Jazz scales and patterns in all 12 keys bass clef sheet music. Free two octave scale sheets for music teachers and students download or print your two octave scale sheets for trumpet, flute, clarinet, saxophone and all other brass and wind instruments now from. Then you actually play the 3rd, b5, 6th, 7th and the 9th, all the juicy notes of the chord. David baker the bebop era treble clef volume 1 pdf.
Printable piano music scales in all major and harmonic minor keys. Minor, wholehalf diminished, halfwhole diminished, the whole tone scale, the major pentatonic, the blues scale and the dominant bebop scale. This book can teach anyone music theory and keep a smile on their face the entire time. They are created by interjecting one or more nondiatonic passing tones into the chord scales.
These scales occur much more rarely than do major and minor scales, but are nevertheless common enough that they should be practiced regularly. Bebop treble or bebopbc bass clef target and approach tones order code. A daily scale practice routine for development of jazz improvisational facility. As the name suggests, bebop scales are particularly useful for generating melodic vocabulary in a bebop context, but they can be deployed while improvising in other jazz styles and nonjazz settings as well, as long as its stylistically, expressively, and. A daily dose of scales for improvisation treble clef. How to use bebop scales like a pro learn jazz standards. Bebop scales the bebop scales are frequently used in jazz improvisation and are derived from the modes of the major scale, the melodic minor scale and the harmonic minor scale. Major and dominant bebop scales bebop scales are chord scales with added chromatic passing tones. Blues scales for bass clef brian kane books available at music retailers nationwide. The bebop scales are frequently used in jazz, and deservedly got their name from their extensive use in the bebop era 1940s60s by such jazz musicians as charlie christian, wes montgomery, charlie parker and dizzie gillespie, to name a few. This page contains a variety of educational materials that are offered here free of charge. The other recommendation would be to pay more attention to learning scales and chords numerically which. I was young at the time but was hip to pentatonics so his ideas stayed with me and.
C melodic minor the melodic minor scale is different on the way up the scale than on the way down the scale. David baker named these scales the bebop scales because they were used so often by jazz artists form the bebop era. Jazz educations purpose is to give you the basics you need in learning to play jazz or to improvise. The strong chord tones are root, 3 rd, 5 th and 7 th on the dominant chord and root, 3 rd, 5 th and 6 th not 7 th on tonic major and minor chords. When these passing notes are added to the diatonic chord scale certain notes then stand out in. The other recommendation would be to pay more attention to learning scales and chords numerically which will give you less reliance on notation. C ocarina g ocarina click on the score to view exercises for any scale. But looking at five different sources, i found inconsistent terminology and contradicting definitions. Most of the ranges indicated throughout these exercises are suggested as a starting point only. The early bebop players developed a system that made it easier to improvise strong solo lines. Jazz scales and patterns in all 12 keys sheet music. Bebop guitar the best beginners guide jazz guitar online. How to play bebop scales on guitar when it comes to learning scales on the guitar, theres certainly no shortage with so many to learn, so which ones do musicians actually use and incorporate into their playing that will make you a better jazz guitarist. To read them, you will need to have the free adobe reader program installed on your computer.
Playing these only one octave during a single practice session saves time. Going up, the 3rd scale degree is flat, but the rest is like a major scale, and going down it is the. May 18, 2011 the basic idea behind bebop scales is simple. C7 bebop scale natural 7 th added c tonic major bebop scale sharp 5 th. In this lesson, you will learn the basics of bebop. Its just a sheet with all the 12 blues scales on it. Major scales, modes of the major scale, harmonic minor scale, melodic minor scale modes of melodic minor, wholehalf diminished, halfwhole diminished, the whole tone scale, the major pentatonic, the blues scale and the dominant bebop scale. Bebop scales almost magically turn scales into jazz lines, adding melodic flow and logical forward motion to your solos.
Here are pdfs for the 12 major scales in treble clef and bass clef. Approach notes the study of bebop and jazz melodic. Major bebop scales are used to create smoothsounding lines, in which chord tones fall on the beat, over major and majortype chords e. The universal encyclopedia of scales mdecks music llc. The bebop scales add a chromatic passing tone to the basic scales so that strong chord tones occur on the strong beats. Asic music theory corcoran high school panther bands.
The 12 major scales are one the very basic fundamentals of music, and its incredibly important. Check out our free fingering charts for brass instruments and wind instruments. Many of the documents on this page are in pdf format. Approach notes the study of bebop and jazz melodic patterns. Looking for more free resources for music teachers and students. Above is a terrific example of the dominant bebop scale key of bb being played. All the scales here are in one octave, but you can of course practice each piano scale in as many octaves and in any tempo you like. Notice that each scale uses only the accidentals used. Pentatonic scales are a nice tool to get hold of some of the upper structures of the chords. Major bebop scales are essentially major scales with added sharpened fifth notes. Those that are able should play andor extend these exercises to hig. Hundreds of patterns indicative of the bebop style constructed over iivs. Bebop scales down and up the bebop scales add a chromatic passing tone to the basic scales so that strong chord tones occur on the strong beats. Three of the keys can also be written with their enharmonic equivalents, and so there are 12 major scales by sound, but 15 major scales by sight, when you write them out.
If you want to improve your sight reading of 2 clefs treble and bass clef then spend a little time each day sight reading classical scores. Heres a free sheet i give to all my students after they learn their major scales. The basic ingredients in music are scales, chords, melody, rhythm, and harmony. A treasure of many melodic lines in the bebop style of.
When these passing notes are added to the diatonic chord scale certain notes then stand out in the scale. A fully interactive pdf experience works on any computer or device adobe acrobat reader recommendedthe universal encyclopedia of scales by mdecks music was created by using a mapping technique that graphs scales over the circle of fifths. Tenor clef major and minor scales sheet music for piano. Digital edition treble clef 9781594893544 and bass clef 9781594893551 are included with this download. Theres nothing arbitrary in this system, the rules are there for sound logical and musical reasons. Jul 20, 2015 the 12 major scales are one the very basic fundamentals of music, and its incredibly important. A long out of print volume of lines for the jazz musician. Jazz piano basics practice guide pdf practice plans.
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