About the B Prometheus Neapolitan scale
B Prometheus Neapolitan is used for impressionist and experimental writing. Think of it as the Prometheus scale with a flat second added.
Its notes are B, C, D♯, E♯, G♯, and A. The formula is H 1½ W 1½ H W. It is the fourth mode of E♯ Blues Diminished.
This scale shares A and B with the guitar's open strings. On guitar, the deepest B within reach is the 2nd fret of the A string. A full root-to-root octave of B Prometheus Neapolitan fits within the first three frets, so it has a real open-position box.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
6-position system
6 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | BB | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | CC | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | D#D♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | E#E♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | G#G♯ | Major 6th |
| 6 | AA | 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
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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