E♭ bebop melodic minor contains E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, C, and D. Box 1 places the root on string 2, fret 1.
E♭ bebop melodic minor contains E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, C, and D. Box 1 places the root on string 2, fret 1.
E♭ bebop melodic minor adds the major 6th C to E♭ harmonic minor. The scale contains a tritone and a leading tone. The step pattern is W, H, W, W, H, H, W, H.
E♭ bebop melodic minor fits E♭ minor and E♭ 5th chords. Use it for jazz lines over minor progressions in G♭ major or E♭ minor.
Practise Box 1 first. The root sits on string 2, fret 1, covering frets 0–4 for low-position lines.
E♭ bebop melodic minor in box 1 runs from fret 0 to fret 4, 13 notes across 4 strings, from F on the E string at fret 1 up to C♭ on the G string at fret 4. The root falls on the D string at fret 1.
| String | Frets | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 4 (E) | 1, 2, 4 | F, G♭, A♭ |
| 3 (A) | 1, 2, 3 | B♭, C♭, C |
| 2 (D) | 0, 1, 3, 4 | D, E♭, F, G♭ |
| 1 (G) | 1, 3, 4 | A♭, B♭, C♭ |
E♭ bebop melodic minor in box 2 runs from fret 4 to fret 7, 10 notes across 4 strings, from A♭ on the E string at fret 4 up to D on the G string at fret 7. The root falls on the A string at fret 6.
| String | Frets | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 4 (E) | 4, 6, 7 | A♭, B♭, C♭ |
| 3 (A) | 5, 6 | D, E♭ |
| 2 (D) | 4, 6 | G♭, A♭ |
| 1 (G) | 4, 5, 7 | C♭, C, D |
E♭ bebop melodic minor in box 3 runs from fret 6 to fret 9, 11 notes across 4 strings, from B♭ on the E string at fret 6 up to E♭ on the G string at fret 8. The root falls on the A string at fret 6 and the G string at fret 8.
| String | Frets | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 4 (E) | 6, 7, 8 | B♭, C♭, C |
| 3 (A) | 6, 8, 9 | E♭, F, G♭ |
| 2 (D) | 6, 8, 9 | A♭, B♭, C♭ |
| 1 (G) | 7, 8 | D, E♭ |
E♭ bebop melodic minor in box 4 runs from fret 8 to fret 11, 12 notes across 4 strings, from C on the E string at fret 8 up to G♭ on the G string at fret 11. The root falls on the E string at fret 11 and the G string at fret 8.
| String | Frets | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 4 (E) | 8, 10, 11 | C, D, E♭ |
| 3 (A) | 8, 9, 11 | F, G♭, A♭ |
| 2 (D) | 8, 9, 10 | B♭, C♭, C |
| 1 (G) | 8, 10, 11 | E♭, F, G♭ |
E♭ bebop melodic minor in box 5 runs from fret 11 to fret 14, 10 notes across 4 strings, from E♭ on the E string at fret 11 up to A♭ on the G string at fret 13. The root falls on the E string at fret 11 and the D string at fret 13.
| String | Frets | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 4 (E) | 11, 13, 14 | E♭, F, G♭ |
| 3 (A) | 11, 13, 14 | A♭, B♭, C♭ |
| 2 (D) | 12, 13 | D, E♭ |
| 1 (G) | 11, 13 | G♭, A♭ |
Every chord here uses only notes from the scale. Tap one to open it.
E♭ bebop melodic minor contains E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, C, and D. The scale has eight notes. It adds the major 6th to E♭ harmonic minor. It is also spelled D♯ in enharmonic notation for the same sounding root.
E♭ bebop melodic minor fits E♭ minor and E♭ 5th chords. The scale works over minor progressions in G♭ major or E♭ minor. Use it for jazz lines.
E♭ bebop melodic minor follows W, H, W, W, H, H, W, H. The pattern includes a chromatic move between C♭ and C. This creates the bebop passing tone.