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Guitar scale companion

E Neapolitan Major Scale

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

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Full fretboard map

Every E Neapolitan Major Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive
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CAGED

Five E Neapolitan Major positions

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

D shape

E Neapolitan Major uses a root-anchored D reference window without claiming a diatonic parent.

E Neapolitan Major D shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the D shape.EADGBe12345b27b25146b3b2b3657414
D shape tab (1-5)
e |-1-----3-----5|
B |----2-----4--5|
G |----2-----4---|
D |-1--2--3------|
A |----2-----4---|
E |-1-----3-----5|

C shape

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

E Neapolitan Major C shape positionFrets 4 through 8 for the C shape.EADGBe456786574b31476b25145
C shape tab (4-8)
e |----5-----7---|
B |-4--5--6------|
G |-4-----6------|
D |----5-----7---|
A |-4-----6--7---|
E |----5-----7---|

A shape

E Neapolitan Major uses a root-anchored A reference window without claiming a diatonic parent.

E Neapolitan Major A shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the A shape.EADGBe67891076b25145b27b365164
A shape tab (6-10)
e |----7-----9---|
B |-6-----8----10|
G |-6-----8--9---|
D |----7-----9---|
A |-6--7--8------|
E |----7-----9---|

G shape

E Neapolitan Major uses a root-anchored G reference window without claiming a diatonic parent.

E Neapolitan Major G shape positionFrets 8 through 12 for the G shape.EADGBe89101112b27b36516b3b247671451
G shape tab (8-12)
e |----9----11-12|
B |-8----10----12|
G |-8--9-10------|
D |----9----11---|
A |-8----10----12|
E |----9----11-12|

E shape

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

E Neapolitan Major E shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the E shape.EADGBe111213141576714b351b27b25146
E shape tab (11-15)
e |11-12-13------|
B |---12----14---|
G |---12----14---|
D |11----13-14---|
A |---12----14---|
E |11-12-13------|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootE
b2m2F
b3m3G
4P4A
5P5B
6M6C#
7M7D#

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
iEmMaj7Minor Major 7
bII+F+maj7Augmented Major 7
bIII+G7#57#5 (Augmented 7)
IVA7Dominant 7th
VB
viøC#m7b5Half-Diminished
VIID#
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