About the B flat Prometheus Neapolitan scale
B flat 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 G♯. The formula is H 1½ W 1½ H W. It is the fourth mode of E Blues Diminished.
In B♭ Prometheus Neapolitan, the open strings sound E, D, G, and B. A guitarist finds the lowest B♭ at the 1st fret of the A string. This scale runs a complete octave from root to root inside the first three frets.
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 | BbB♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | CbC♭ | 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
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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