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Bass scale companion

Eb Neapolitan Minor Scale

Learn the Eb Neapolitan Minor scale on bass. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

Notes
Eb, Fb, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, D
Steps
H-W-W-W-H-W+H-H
Sharps and flats
Eb, Fb, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb
Box positions
Root on E string (frets 10-14); Root on A string (frets 5-9)
1Ebb2Fbb3Gb4Ab5Bbb6Cb7D

Full fretboard map

Every Eb Neapolitan Minor Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive

Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.

GDAFbGbAbBbCbDEbFbGbAbBbCbDEbFbBbCbDEbFbGbAbBbCbDEbFbGbAbEbFbGbAbBbCbDEbFbGbAbBbCbDAbBbCbDEbFbGbAbBbCbDEbFbGb123456789101112131415161718192021222324

Bass box positions for Eb Neapolitan Minor

Bass players usually organize scales by root string. Start with the E-string and A-string boxes, then connect them across the neck. If you are still learning where the roots sit, use the bass fretboard notes chart.

Root on E string · frets 10-14

Eb Neapolitan Minor bass box with the root on the E string.

Eb Neapolitan Minor Root on E stringEb Neapolitan Minor bass box with the root on the E string.EADG101112131471b2b345b671b2b34
Root on E string (10-14)
G |---11----13---|
D |------12-13-14|
A |---11----13-14|
E |10-11-12----14|

Root on A string · frets 5-9

Eb Neapolitan Minor bass box with the root on the A string.

Eb Neapolitan Minor Root on A stringEb Neapolitan Minor bass box with the root on the A string.EADG567895b671b2b345b671b2
Root on A string (5-9)
G |-------7--8--9|
D |----6-----8--9|
A |-5--6--7-----9|
E |----6--7------|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootEb
b2m2Fb
b3m3Gb
4P4Ab
5P5Bb
b6m6Cb
7M7D

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
iEbmMaj7Minor Major 7
bIIFbmaj7Major 7th
bIII+Gb7#57#5 (Augmented 7)
ivAbm7Minor 7th
VBb—
bVICbmaj7Major 7th
VIID—
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