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