About the A sharp Prometheus Neapolitan scale
A sharp Prometheus Neapolitan is used for impressionist and experimental writing. Think of it as the Prometheus scale with a flat second added.
Its notes are A♯, B, D, E, G, and G♯. The formula is H 1½ W 1½ H W. It is the fourth mode of E Blues Diminished.
This mode draws two black keys from the piano, A♯ and G♯. Notably, the raised fourth falls on the white key E. A♯ Prometheus Neapolitan includes a stretch of four consecutive white keys.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | A#A♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BB | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | DD | Major 3rd |
| 4 | EE | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | GG | Major 6th |
| 6 | G#G♯ | Augmented 6th |
| Steps | H 1½ W 1½ H W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-3-2-3-1-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 6 ♯6 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Prometheus Neapolitan in other keys
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Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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