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Guitar scale companion

E Neapolitan Minor Scale

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

1Eb2Fb3G4A5Bb6C7D#

Full fretboard map

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

Interactive
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CAGED

Five E Neapolitan Minor positions

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

D shape

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

E Neapolitan Minor D shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the D shape.EADGBe12345b27b6b2514b3b6b2b3574b614
D shape tab (1-5)
e |-1-----3-----5|
B |-1--------4--5|
G |----2-----4--5|
D |-1--2--3------|
A |----2--3------|
E |-1-----3-----5|

C shape

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

E Neapolitan Minor C shape positionFrets 4 through 8 for the C shape.EADGBe45678574b3b6147b25145
C shape tab (4-8)
e |----5-----7---|
B |-4--5--6------|
G |-4--5---------|
D |----5-----7---|
A |-------6--7---|
E |----5-----7---|

A shape

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

E Neapolitan Minor A shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the A shape.EADGBe6789107b25145b6b27b3b651b6b24
A shape tab (6-10)
e |----7--8------|
B |-6-----8----10|
G |-------8--9-10|
D |----7-----9-10|
A |-6--7--8------|
E |----7--8------|

G shape

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

E Neapolitan Minor G shape positionFrets 8 through 12 for the G shape.EADGBe89101112b6b27b3b651b3b6b24771451
G shape tab (8-12)
e |-8-------11-12|
B |-8----10----12|
G |-8--9-10------|
D |----9-10------|
A |-8----10----12|
E |-8-------11-12|

E shape

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

E Neapolitan Minor E shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the E shape.EADGBe11121314157714b351b27b6b2514b6b2
E shape tab (11-15)
e |11-12-13------|
B |---12-13------|
G |---12----14---|
D |------13-14-15|
A |---12----14-15|
E |11-12-13------|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootE
b2m2F
b3m3G
4P4A
5P5B
b6m6C
7M7D#

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
iEmMaj7Minor Major 7
bIIFmaj7Major 7th
bIII+G7#57#5 (Augmented 7)
ivAm7Minor 7th
VB
bVICmaj7Major 7th
VIID#
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