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