Ab Neapolitan Major Scale
4-string bass · Exotic · 7 notes · major family
Notes
A♭
B♭♭
C♭
D♭
E♭
F
G
Solfège : La♭ – Si♭♭ – Do♭ – Ré♭ – Mi♭ – Fa – Sol
Interval Structure
A♭
½T
B♭♭
T
C♭
T
D♭
T
E♭
T
F
T
G
→
A♭+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Ab) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | A♭m | minor |
| II+ | B♭♭+ | augmented |
| III+ | C♭+ | augmented |
| IV | D♭ | Major |
| V | E♭? | — |
| vi° | F° | diminished |
| VII | G? | — |
About this scale
The Neapolitan major scale is a major scale with a minor 2nd. Its b2 gives it a dark, expressive character unusual for a major scale. Used in 18th-century Neapolitan classical music and experimental jazz.
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