Where do you play E bebop Dorian on bass?

In standard tuning there are 7 positions with 3 notes per string; the first one starts on the root, between frets 0 and 4.

What chords can you improvise over with E bebop Dorian?

Dorian vamp (i7–IV7): Em7 | A7. Dorian with a passing major 3rd: bebop lines over a minor vamp.

E bebop Dorian scale on bass: notes, chords and positions

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Tuning

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Formula W whole step · H half step

Degrees and intervals

E bebop Dorian scale on bass

E bebop Dorian has 8 notes: E F♯ G G♯ A B C♯ D. Degrees: 1 2 ♭3 3 4 5 6 ♭7. Formula: W H H H W W H W.

What notes are in the E bebop Dorian scale?

E, F♯, G, G♯, A, B, C♯ and D. It has 8 notes; its formula in whole and half steps is W H H H W W H W.

What does E bebop Dorian sound like, and when do you use it?

Dorian + passing major 3rd: bebop over minor chords. Use it over m7.

Chord progressions to improvise with E bebop Dorian

In Jam mode (the Jam button above) a band of grand piano, upright bass and drums (recorded instruments) plays these progressions as swing, bossa, groove or ballad, and the fretboard lights up the notes of each chord as it plays. It's a backing track made for this scale in E:

Dorian vamp (i7–IV7): Em7 | A7. Dorian with a passing major 3rd: bebop lines over a minor vamp.

E bebop Dorian positions on bass

In standard tuning (E A D G), with 3 notes per string, E bebop Dorian is played in 7 positions along the neck:

Position 1: frets 0 to 4 (starts on the root)
Position 2: frets 1 to 5
Position 3: frets 2 to 7
Position 4: frets 4 to 9
Position 5: frets 6 to 10
Position 6: frets 7 to 12
Position 7: frets 9 to 14

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