G 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 G) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Gm | 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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