Suggested Jazz Scale Fingerings for the Right Hand

Bebop, Altered Bebop, Major Bebop Scales

C C# D Eb E F
F# G Ab A Bb B
Bebop

Alt. Bebop
descending
from root
Alt. Bebop
descending
from 3rd
Alt. Bebop
descending
from 5th
Alt. Bebop
descending
from 7th

Maj Bebop
descending
from root
Maj Bebop
descending
from 3rd
Maj Bebop
descending
from 5th
Maj Bebop
descending
from 6th

descending
from root

Bebop
descending
from 3rd

Bebop
descending
from 5th

Bebop
descending
from 7th

In the key below, spaces indicate thumb crossings, and ( ) indicate to start with that
fingering, but switch to subsequent groupings in the following octaves. All fingerings
descend.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J

(5)4321 4321
(321) 4321 4321
4321 4321
(21) 4321 4321
(31) 21 321 321
21 321 321
(321) 321 321 21
321 21 321
(4321) 21 321 321
(4321) 321 321 21

K
L
M
N

321 321 21
(21) 321 21 321
(4321) 321 21 321
(54321) 21 321 321

Suggested Jazz Scale Fingerings for the Right Hand

Diminished, Dominant Diminished, Whole Tone
C

C# D

Eb E

F#

Ab A

Bb B

Diminished

Dominant
Diminished
Whole Tone

8
13

9
14

5
15

10
16

5
17

8
18

11
19

1
20

4
21

5
17

12
22

6
18

In the key below, spaces indicate thumb crossings, and ( ) indicate to start with that
fingering, but switch to subsequent groupings in the following octaves. All fingerings
ascend.
DIMINISHED AND DOMINANT DIMINISHED SCALES

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

123 123 12
23 12 1231
12 1234 12
(2) 123 12 123
12 123 123
1234 1234
(23) 1234 1234
123 12 123
(2) 12 1234 1
(2)12 123 123
2 123 123 1
(2) 1234 1234

WHOLE TONE SCALES

13
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.

12 1234
23 123 1
2 1234 1
(3) 123 123
1234 12
123 123
234 121
(12) 123 123
34 12 12
(2) 12 1234