understand bebop lines in 5 steps 1️⃣ find the chord tones first, then add the color notes. if you don’t know your chord tones, bebop lines won’t really land — they’ll just sound like notes. maj7 chord chord tones: 1 3 5 7 color notes: 9 #11 13 m7 chord chord tones: 1 b3 5 b7 color notes: 9 11 13 dom7 chord chord tones: 1 3 5 b7 color notes: 9 11 13 2️⃣ practice this like you actually mean it. take one tiny fragment of a lick (2–4 notes is enough) and move it to different places on the fretboard