Db 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 Db) | 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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