C neapolitan minor scale
The C neapolitan minor scale consists of the C (Perfect unison), C# (Minor second), D# (Minor third), F (Perfect fourth), G (Perfect fifth), G# (Minor sixth) and B (Major seventh) notes.
How to play the C neapolitan minor scale
- Find C (Root) on the piano keyboard
- Play C# (Minor second) — 1 semitone above C
- Play D# (Minor third) — 3 semitones above C
- Play F (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above C
- Play G (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above C
- Play G# (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above C
- Play B (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above C
- Play all 7 notes in ascending order to perform the C neapolitan minor scale
Chords in this scale
C# chords
- C# add2(no5)
- C# add2
- C# sus2(b5)
- C# sus2
- C# 7(sus2)
- C# maj7(sus2)
- C# 3
- C# b5
- C# 7(b5)
- C# 9(b5)
- C# maj7(b5)
- C# major
- C# 7
- C# 9
- C# 9(#11)
- C# 7(#11)
- C# maj7
- C# maj9
- C# maj9(#11)
- C# maj7(#11)
- C# add9
- C# 7(no5)
- C# 9(no5)
- C# maj9(no5)
- C# add9(no5)
- C# dim(no3)
- C# sus(#4)
- C# 7(b5)(sus)
- C# maj7(b5)(sus)
- C# 5
- C# 7(sus)
- C# 9(sus2)
- C# maj7(sus)
- C# maj9(sus2)
- C# 5(add9)
- C# 7(no3)
- C# maj7(no3)