About the E Prometheus Neapolitan scale
E Prometheus Neapolitan is used for impressionist and experimental writing. Think of it as the Prometheus scale with a flat second added.
Its notes are E, F, G♯, A♯, C♯, and D. The formula is H 1½ W 1½ H W. It is the fourth mode of A♯ Blues Diminished.
E and D are open guitar strings that sit inside the key, ready to drone under a riff. The open low E string is the lowest E on the neck. A full root-to-root octave of E 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 | EE | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | FF | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | G#G♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | A#A♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | C#C♯ | Major 6th |
| 6 | DD | 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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