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