About the D Prometheus Neapolitan scale
D Prometheus Neapolitan is used for impressionist and experimental writing. Think of it as the Prometheus scale with a flat second added.
Its notes are D, E♭, F♯, G♯, B, and B♯. The formula is H 1½ W 1½ H W. It is the fourth mode of G♯ Blues Diminished.
Two open-string notes belong to D Prometheus Neapolitan, namely D and B. The lowest D on a standard-tuned guitar sits at the 5th fret of the A string.
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 | DD | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | EbE♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | F#F♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | G#G♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | BB | Major 6th |
| 6 | B#B♯ | 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
C Prometheus Neapolitan scaleD flat Prometheus Neapolitan scaleE flat Prometheus Neapolitan scaleE Prometheus Neapolitan scaleF Prometheus Neapolitan scaleG flat Prometheus Neapolitan scaleG Prometheus Neapolitan scaleA flat Prometheus Neapolitan scaleA Prometheus Neapolitan scaleB flat Prometheus Neapolitan scaleB Prometheus Neapolitan scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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