Guitar UpscalePrometheus Neapolitan scale on guitar
Prometheus Neapolitan is the Prometheus scale with a flat second instead of a natural second.
| Notes in A | A Bb C# Eb F# G |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 3 b5 6 b7 |
| Steps | H W+H W W+H H W (W whole step, H half step) |
| Note count | 6 |
| Style in the app | Various Exotic, scale "Prometheus Neapolitan" |
Play the A Prometheus Neapolitan scale on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Prometheus Neapolitan scale
The notes are root, flat 2nd, 3rd, raised 4th, 6th and flat 7th.
The flat 2nd adds a dark half step to the floating whole tone sound of Prometheus.
Play it over a dominant 7th chord with a flat 9th and a #11.
Intervals from the root
| Degree | Interval | Semitones | In A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | 0 | A |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | 1 | Bb |
| 3 | Major 3rd | 4 | C# |
| b5 | Tritone | 6 | Eb |
| 6 | Major 6th | 9 | F# |
| b7 | Minor 7th | 10 | G |
Prometheus Neapolitan scale in every key
| Key | Notes | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| C | C Db E Gb A Bb | Open |
| Db | Db D F G Bb Cb | Open |
| D | D Eb F# Ab B C | Open |
| Eb | Eb Fb G A C Db | Open |
| E | E F G# Bb C# D | Open |
| F | F Gb A Cb D Eb | Open |
| F# | F# G A# C D# E | Open |
| G | G Ab B Db E F | Open |
| Ab | Ab A C D F Gb | Open |
| A | A Bb C# Eb F# G | Open |
| Bb | Bb Cb D Fb G Ab | Open |
| B | B C D# F G# A | Open |