Basic Jazz Music Theory - Scales in b flat - Bb - Root of b flat - Bb - Bebop scale in jazz music
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Now we are going to explore our B Flat Bebop scale. Now the Bebop scale is more of a philosophy
behind the scale than an actual notated scale. Now you have seven notes in your major scale.
Now the problem with that is when you are going through and playing fast sixteen runs
or eighth notes it's all even numbers and you have an odd numbered scale so what Bebop
musicians do is throw another note in between. So you can throw in a flat three or a natural
seven or a flat seven, or throw in the flat six. What you are basically doing is taking
the scale and just throwing in passing tones in there. Another great way to show the Bebop
scale is through whacking bass. You have to fill up eight beats for two measures, but
you got seven notes. It doesn't really sound hip going up and down like that, but if you
throw just and extra note in there, sometimes I'll skip a note and throw in two extra notes.
So one, three, out, and out again. So these are all just simple basic ideas behind the
Bebop concept which is just taking notes outside of the scale and using them inside the scale.
