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