Scales
Bb Neapolitan Major Scale
Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · F · G · A
Bb Neapolitan Major is a scale built on Bb with the notes Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · F · G · A.
Bb Neapolitan Major Scale
Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · F · G · A
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 | Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · F · G · A · Bb | |
| Left hand | 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 | Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · F · G · A · Bb |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
Bb Neapolitan Major is made of the notes Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · F · G · A. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H W W W W W H.
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Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of Bb Neapolitan Major gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Triads
Related scales
The scales Bb Neapolitan Major shares its notes with: the one it is a rotation of, the relative and parallel keys, the scales inside it and the ones that contain it.
Scales inside it
Bb Minor Sixth PentatonicBb · Db · Eb · F · G
Every note of this scale is in Bb Neapolitan Major.
Scales that contain it
Bb Messiaen's Mode #7Bb · Cb · C · Db · Eb · E · F · Gb · G · A
Contains every note of Bb Neapolitan Major.
Bb ChromaticBb · Cb · C · Db · D · Eb · Fb · F · Gb · G · Ab · A
Contains every note of Bb Neapolitan Major.
Common questions
- How do I play Bb Neapolitan Major?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of Bb Neapolitan Major?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of Bb Neapolitan Major gives Bbm (i), Cbaug (II+), Dbaug (III+), Eb (IV), Fmajb5 (V), Gdim (vi°), Cb7no5/A (VII). These are the diatonic chords of the key, the ones a song in this key uses most; the harmony band on this page lists them with the seventh chords built the same way.
- What notes are in Bb Neapolitan Major?
- Bb Neapolitan Major contains the notes Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · F · G · A, measured from the tonic Bb as the intervals 1P, 2m, 3m, 4P, 5P, 6M, 7M. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of Bb Neapolitan Major?
- From Bb the steps run H W W W W W H, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.