Scales
Scale Notes & Info
Scale: C neopolitan major
Description: The Neapolitan major scale: a major-type heptatonic with a flattened 2nd and 6th (1, ♭2, 3, 4, 5, ♭6, 7). It evolved from Neapolitan harmony in 19th-century classical music and offers a rich, chromatic major sound that modern jazz improvisers use over altered tonic or subdominant chords.
Notes (pitch classes): C, C#, D#, F, G, A, B
Intervals (formula): 1P, 2m, 3m, 4P, 5P, 6M, 7M
| Degree | Note | Note+Octave | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | C3 | 0 | 1P |
| 2 | C# | F3 | 0 | 1P |
| 3 | D# | G3 | 0 | 1P |
| 4 | F | A3 | 5 | 4P |
| 5 | G | B3 | 7 | 5P |
| 6 | A | A3 | 9 | 6M |
| 7 | B | B3 | 11 | 7M |