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