NEAPOLITAN "MAJOR" SCALE
NEAPOLITAN "MAJOR" CHORD
LYDIAN #5/#6 MODE
LYDIAN #5/#6 CHORD
LYDIAN #5/b7 MODE
LYDIAN #5/b7 CHORD
LYDIAN b6/b7 MODE
LYDIAN b6/b7 CHORD
LOCRIAN ♮2/♮3 MODE
LOCRIAN ♮2/♮3 CHORD
ALTERED ♮2 MODE
ALTERED ♮2 CHORD
ALTERED bb3 MODE
ALTERED bb3 CHORD
N E A P " M A J O R "
I N D E X
E X O T I C A
G L O S S A R Y
E M A I L
N O T A T I O N
Staff notation and tablature, plus several fretboard diagrams.
Try playing this on your guitar or keyboard.
V A R I A N T N A M E S
Also known as: Melodic minor b2. This has the same chromatic 7-1-b2 series as Neapolitan minor, but from the flat third to the natural seventh it functions as a Whole tone scale.
S C A L E D E G R E E S
These identify each tone's position relative to the tonic.
S T E P P A T T E R N
The successive intervals between each of the tones. Every scale or mode has its own distinct pattern.
H = HALF STEP = 1 SEMITONE (1 fret)
W = WHOLE STEP = 2 SEMITONES (2 frets)
m3 = MINOR THIRD = 3 SEMITONES (3 frets)
H E A R I T