C# Neapolitan Major Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Exotic · 7 notes · major family
Notes
C♯
D
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
B♯
Solfège : Do♯ – Ré – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La♯ – Si♯
Interval Structure
C♯
½T
D
T
E
T
F♯
T
G♯
T
A♯
T
B♯
→
C♯+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in C#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | C♯m | minor |
| II+ | D+ | augmented |
| III+ | E+ | augmented |
| IV | F♯ | Major |
| V | G♯? | — |
| vi° | A♯° | diminished |
| VII | B♯? | — |
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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