
Fast Bebop No.2 is a play‑along guided workout that trains fast bebop lines using three‑note groupings, chromatic enclosures, and a diminished‑7 perspective over Bb.
This lesson walks you through targeted exercises and play‑along trades to develop speed, rhythmic control, and melodic choices in a bebop context. You’ll practice three‑note groupings (hemiolas) in 4/4 to build rhythmic tension, work chromatic approaches from above and below, and explore the sharp‑9 and flat‑5 as both chromatic approaches and sustained tensions. The lesson also shows how those tones combine with the 13th to form a diminished‑7 viewpoint and emphasizes starting lines on different beats for strong landing points. A downloadable PDF with annotated fingerings accompanies the practice tracks at slow and fast tempos.
