About the A flat Neapolitan Major Pentatonic scale
A flat Neapolitan Major Pentatonic is used for jazz and experimental writing. Think of it as a five-note scale with a flat fifth and flat seventh over a major third.
Its notes are A♭, C, D♭, D, and G♭. The formula is 4 semitones H H 4 semitones W.
One open-string note belongs to A♭ Neapolitan Major Pentatonic, namely D. A guitarist finds the lowest A♭ at the 4th fret of the low E string. Placed at the first fret, a capo lets A♭ Neapolitan Major Pentatonic be played with G-shape fingerings.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
Pentatonic boxes
The five shapes blues and rock are built on, the first scale most guitarists ever solo with, one box per note up the neck.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | AbA♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | CC | Major 3rd |
| 3 | DbD♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 4 | DD | Diminished 5th |
| 5 | GbG♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | 4 semitones H H 4 semitones W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 4-1-1-4-2 |
| Degrees | 1 3 4 ♭5 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Neapolitan Major Pentatonic in other keys
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