What notes are in the C Neapolitan Minor scale?

C Neapolitan Minor contains C, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab, B. Its interval pattern from the root is 1 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones).

What chords are in the key of C Neapolitan Minor?

The diatonic triads are Cm, Db, Ebaug, Fm, G, Ab, B.

SCALE REFERENCE

C – D♭ – E♭ – F – G – A♭ – B1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 7

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

Notes & degrees

C1D♭b2E♭b3F4G5A♭b6B7

Notes	C, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab, B
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 C

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.