Eb 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 Eb) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | E♭m | 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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