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 | Dm | 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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