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