What notes are in the A Neapolitan Minor scale?

A Neapolitan Minor contains A, Bb, C, D, E, F, G#. Its interval pattern from the root is 1 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones).

What chords are in the key of A Neapolitan Minor?

The diatonic triads are Am, Bb, Caug, Dm, E, F, G#.

SCALE REFERENCE

A – B♭ – C – D – E – F – G♯1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 7

Harmonic minor with a flat 2nd — a dark minor scale with a strong leading tone.

Notes & degrees

A1B♭b2Cb3D4E5Fb6G♯7

Notes	A, Bb, C, D, E, F, G#
Steps	1 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)

Piano

Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

Other scales on A

Neapolitan Minor on another root

Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.