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Guitar scale companion

Bb Neapolitan Minor Scale

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

1Bbb2Cbb3Db4Eb5Fb6Gb7A

Full fretboard map

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

Interactive
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CAGED

Five Bb Neapolitan Minor positions

These root-anchored reference windows organize the scale without claiming a traditional CAGED parent.

A shape

Bb Neapolitan Minor uses a root-anchored A reference window without claiming a diatonic parent.

Bb Neapolitan Minor A shape positionFrets 0 through 4 for the A shape.EADGBe012347b25145b6b27b3b651b6b24
A shape tab (0-4)
e |----1--2------|
B |-0-----2-----4|
G |-------2--3--4|
D |----1-----3--4|
A |-0--1--2------|
E |----1--2------|

G shape

Bb Neapolitan Minor uses a root-anchored G reference window without claiming a diatonic parent.

Bb Neapolitan Minor G shape positionFrets 2 through 6 for the G shape.EADGBe23456b6b27b3b651b3b6b24771451
G shape tab (2-6)
e |-2--------5--6|
B |-2-----4-----6|
G |-2--3--4------|
D |----3--4------|
A |-2-----4-----6|
E |-2--------5--6|

E shape

Bb Neapolitan Minor uses a root-anchored E reference window without claiming a diatonic parent.

Bb Neapolitan Minor E shape positionFrets 5 through 9 for the E shape.EADGBe567897714b351b27b6b2514b6b2
E shape tab (5-9)
e |-5--6--7------|
B |----6--7------|
G |----6-----8---|
D |-------7--8--9|
A |----6-----8--9|
E |-5--6--7------|

D shape

Bb Neapolitan Minor uses a root-anchored D reference window without claiming a diatonic parent.

Bb Neapolitan Minor D shape positionFrets 7 through 11 for the D shape.EADGBe7891011b27b6b2514b3b6b2b3574b614
D shape tab (7-11)
e |-7-----9----11|
B |-7-------10-11|
G |----8----10-11|
D |-7--8--9------|
A |----8--9------|
E |-7-----9----11|

C shape

Bb Neapolitan Minor uses a root-anchored C reference window without claiming a diatonic parent.

Bb Neapolitan Minor C shape positionFrets 10 through 14 for the C shape.EADGBe1011121314574b3b6147b25145
C shape tab (10-14)
e |---11----13---|
B |10-11-12------|
G |10-11---------|
D |---11----13---|
A |------12-13---|
E |---11----13---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootBb
b2m2Cb
b3m3Db
4P4Eb
5P5F
b6m6Gb
7M7A

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
iBbmMaj7Minor Major 7
bIICbmaj7Major 7th
bIII+Db7#57#5 (Augmented 7)
ivEbm7Minor 7th
VF
bVIGbmaj7Major 7th
VIIA
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