A# Neapolitan Major Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Exotic · 7 notes · major family
Notes
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E♯
F♯♯
G♯♯
Solfège : La♯ – Si – Do♯ – Ré♯ – Mi♯ – Fa♯♯ – Sol♯♯
Interval Structure
A♯
½T
B
T
C♯
T
D♯
T
E♯
T
F♯♯
T
G♯♯
→
A♯+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in A#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | A♯m | minor |
| II+ | B+ | augmented |
| III+ | C♯+ | augmented |
| IV | D♯ | Major |
| V | E♯? | — |
| vi° | F♯♯° | diminished |
| VII | G♯♯? | — |
About this scale
The Neapolitan major scale (major with b2) gives guitar a dark, expressive character unusual for a major context. Used in Neapolitan classical music and some modal jazz styles for Iusual and Maj7 progressions with Phrygian coloring.
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