E♭ Neapolitan major scale: notes, chords and guitar positions

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Each colour is a scale degree, counted from the key. A ♭ or ♯ note keeps its degree's colour: ♭3 is still amber.

E♭ Neapolitan major

Melodic minor with a ♭2. Dark but smooth, a little regal.

Where you hear it: Over minor tonics with a ♭9 colour.

Key signature 6♭ (B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ C♭)as G♭ major / E♭ minor, plus F♭ C♮ D♮ written in

Step pattern H – W – W – W – W – W – H

Compared with E♭ major: ♭2 F → F♭, ♭3 G → G♭
Compared with E♭ natural minor: ♭2 F → F♭, ♯6 C♭ → C, ♯7 D♭ → D

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E♭ Neapolitan major on the guitar

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in the pentatonic r ♭3 4 5 7: playedother notes of Neapolitan major: not playedPlay runs up the position from its lowest note and back down; Sample melody plays a short tune using only its notes. Tap a position's name to see it on the neck.

Modes with the same notes as E♭ Neapolitan major

Neapolitan major is a scale of its own, not a mode of the major, harmonic minor or melodic minor scale, so no named mode shares its notes.

Every chord in E♭ Neapolitan major

E♭m(maj7)1/6
mediumfret 6
F♭maj7♯51/18
easyfret 12· shell
G♭7♯51/12
easyfret 2· shell
A♭71/19
easyfret 1· shell
B♭7♭51/11
easyfret 3· shell
Cm7♭51/15
easyfret 3· shell
Dsus2(♭5)(?)1/3
easyfret 5· adds mode notes

Each chord stacks every other note of the scale (root, 3rd, 5th, 7th). Tap a row to hear it.

Sus and extension chords from each chord

From E♭m you can go through the 2nd of the scale to sus2 and 9 chords, through the 4th to sus4 and 11, and so on. All seven chords of E♭ Neapolitan major.

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i E♭m(maj7)

Notes: E♭ G♭ B♭ D

fret 6 · 1/4

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♭II+ F♭maj7♯5

Notes: F♭ A♭ C E♭

fret 9 · 1/6

Closest shape: leaves out a colour note.

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♭III+ G♭7♯5

Notes: G♭ B♭ D F♭

fret 2 · 1/7

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IV A♭7

Notes: A♭ C E♭ G♭

fret 4 · 1/11

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V B♭7♭5

Notes: B♭ D F♭ A♭

fret 13 · 1/4

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vi° Cm7♭5

Notes: C E♭ G♭ B♭

fret 3 · 1/9

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VII Dsus2(♭5)

Notes: D F♭ A♭ C

No common guitar shape for this chord in the library.

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E♭ Neapolitan major

Melodic minor with a ♭2. Dark but smooth, a little regal.

Where you hear it: Over minor tonics with a ♭9 colour.

Key signature 6♭ (B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ C♭)as G♭ major / E♭ minor, plus F♭ C♮ D♮ written in

Step pattern H – W – W – W – W – W – H

Compared with E♭ major: ♭2 F → F♭, ♭3 G → G♭

Compared with E♭ natural minor: ♭2 F → F♭, ♯6 C♭ → C, ♯7 D♭ → D

E♭ Neapolitan major on the guitar

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Shapes

Extra notes

Pick a position below to outline it on the neck.

Sus and extension chords from each chord

From E♭m you can go through the 2nd of the scale to sus2 and 9 chords, through the 4th to sus4 and 11, and so on. All seven chords of E♭ Neapolitan major.

Hover or focus a small bubble for what it is, click to keep the note open.

i E♭m(maj7)

Notes: E♭ G♭ B♭ D

fret 6 · 1/4

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♭II+ F♭maj7♯5

Notes: F♭ A♭ C E♭

fret 9 · 1/6

Closest shape: leaves out a colour note.

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♭III+ G♭7♯5

Notes: G♭ B♭ D F♭

fret 2 · 1/7

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IV A♭7

Notes: A♭ C E♭ G♭

fret 4 · 1/11

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V B♭7♭5

Notes: B♭ D F♭ A♭

fret 13 · 1/4

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vi° Cm7♭5

Notes: C E♭ G♭ B♭

fret 3 · 1/9

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VII Dsus2(♭5)

Notes: D F♭ A♭ C

No common guitar shape for this chord in the library.

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Scales and modes

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E♭ Neapolitan major

E♭ Neapolitan major on the guitar

Modes with the same notes as E♭ Neapolitan major

Every chord in E♭ Neapolitan major

Sus and extension chords from each chord

Scales and modes

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E♭ Neapolitan major

E♭ Neapolitan major on the guitar

Modes with the same notes as E♭ Neapolitan major

Every chord in E♭ Neapolitan major

Sus and extension chords from each chord

Colour keyi

E♭ Neapolitan major

E♭ Neapolitan major on the guitari

Modes with the same notes as E♭ Neapolitan major

Every chord in E♭ Neapolitan major

Sus and extension chords from each chord

Colour keyi

E♭ Neapolitan major

E♭ Neapolitan major on the guitari

Modes with the same notes as E♭ Neapolitan major

Every chord in E♭ Neapolitan major

Sus and extension chords from each chord

Colour key

E♭ Neapolitan major on the guitar

Colour key

E♭ Neapolitan major on the guitar