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