A Neapolitan Major Pentatonic
Guitar scale — fretboard diagram
Standard (EADGBE)
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A Neapolitan Major Pentatonic Scale — Notes and Intervals
The A Neapolitan Major Pentatonic scale is a unique five-note scale that blends the brightness of a major sound with the dark, exotic tension of a flattened second degree. On Guitar, its notes are A, C#, D, Eb, G. It provides a sophisticated, Spanish color that is useful in both classical and fusion music.
Notes: A, C#, D, Eb, G
Intervals: 1P, 3M, 4P, 5d, 7m
Degrees: 1 2 3 4 b5
Formula: 4-H-H-4-W
Number of notes: 5
The A Neapolitan Major Pentatonic scale contains 5 notes (A, C#, D, Eb, G). Use the interactive fretboard above to explore this scale on Guitar with different tunings and fret ranges.