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 | Gm | 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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