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Bebop dominant on guitar (G)

Bebop dominant in G: G – A – B – C – D – E – F – F#. On the guitar, six strings open the scale into wide shapes — there is room to choose the region of the neck that sings best. The box shown runs from fret 1 to 5; the lowest tonic sits on the 6th string, fret 3, and the hand stays put in the region, with no position shift. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.

Climb it slowly and name each degree out loud before speeding up.

Scale diagramHorizontal fretboard with 6 strings, frets 0–5.12345b77123456b7123456b771
Frets 1–5

In the diagram, each dot carries its scale degree — 1 is the tonic, highlighted.

This is one shape of bebop dominant on guitar — this neck alone holds 4 more mapped positions. In Chord & Fret, you drill it in Exercise mode — in thirds, pairs or sequences, with the BPM climbing every repetition; walk the scale's shapes along the whole neck, region by region; and choose to start from the tonic or play the full box. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. 100% offline. Open in Chord & Fret →

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