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Guitar scale companion

C Neapolitan Minor Scale

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

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Full fretboard map

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

Interactive
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CAGED

Five C Neapolitan Minor positions

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

C shape

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

C Neapolitan Minor C shape positionFrets 0 through 4 for the C shape.EADGBe01234574b3b6147b25145
C shape tab (0-4)
e |----1-----3---|
B |-0--1--2------|
G |-0--1---------|
D |----1-----3---|
A |-------2--3---|
E |----1-----3---|

A shape

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

C Neapolitan Minor A shape positionFrets 2 through 6 for the A shape.EADGBe234567b25145b6b27b3b651b6b24
A shape tab (2-6)
e |----3--4------|
B |-2-----4-----6|
G |-------4--5--6|
D |----3-----5--6|
A |-2--3--4------|
E |----3--4------|

G shape

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

C Neapolitan Minor G shape positionFrets 4 through 8 for the G shape.EADGBe45678b6b27b3b651b3b6b24771451
G shape tab (4-8)
e |-4--------7--8|
B |-4-----6-----8|
G |-4--5--6------|
D |----5--6------|
A |-4-----6-----8|
E |-4--------7--8|

E shape

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

C Neapolitan Minor E shape positionFrets 7 through 11 for the E shape.EADGBe78910117714b351b27b6b2514b6b2
E shape tab (7-11)
e |-7--8--9------|
B |----8--9------|
G |----8----10---|
D |-------9-10-11|
A |----8----10-11|
E |-7--8--9------|

D shape

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

C Neapolitan Minor D shape positionFrets 9 through 13 for the D shape.EADGBe910111213b27b6b2514b3b6b2b3574b614
D shape tab (9-13)
e |-9----11----13|
B |-9-------12-13|
G |---10----12-13|
D |-9-10-11------|
A |---10-11------|
E |-9----11----13|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootC
b2m2Db
b3m3Eb
4P4F
5P5G
b6m6Ab
7M7B

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
iCmMaj7Minor Major 7
bIIDbmaj7Major 7th
bIII+Eb7#57#5 (Augmented 7)
ivFm7Minor 7th
VG
bVIAbmaj7Major 7th
VIIB
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