Neopolitan Major Pentatonic Guitar Scale
A pentatonic derived from the Neapolitan major scale (which has 1, ♭2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), typically selecting 1, ♭2, 3, 5, 6. It overlays a strong flat-2 'Neapolitan' colour on otherwise major harmony and appears in contemporary jazz and film-score language that references late-Romantic chromaticism.
Scale Notes & Info
Scale: C major
Description: A seven-note (heptatonic) diatonic scale with the interval pattern W-W-H-W-W-W-H (Ionian mode). It underpins most Western tonal music from classical to pop and jazz, giving a stable, consonant sound built around the I-IV-V major triads and clear functional harmony.
Notes (pitch classes): C, D, E, 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 | D | D3 | 2 | 2M |
| 3 | E | E3 | 4 | 3M |
| 4 | F | F3 | 5 | 4P |
| 5 | G | G3 | 7 | 5P |
| 6 | A | A3 | 9 | 6M |
| 7 | B | B3 | 11 | 7M |