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 | Fm | 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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