The five most common Bebop scales created by adding a chromatic passing note and thus forming the eight note scale. In the table the added notes are highlighted as bold.
| formula | C-scale | |
|---|---|---|
| dominant | W W H W W H H H | C D E F G A Bb B |
| major | W W H W H H W H | C D E F G Ab A B |
| melodic | W H W W H H W H | C D Eb F G Ab A B |
| harmonic | W H W W H W H H | C D Eb F G Ab Bb B |
| dorian | W H H H W W H W | C D Eb E F G A Bb |