What notes are in the D Neapolitan Minor scale?

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

What chords are in the key of D Neapolitan Minor?

The diatonic triads are Dm, Eb, Faug, Gm, A, Bb, C#.

SCALE REFERENCE

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

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

Notes & degrees

D1E♭b2Fb3G4A5B♭b6C♯7

Notes	D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C#
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 D

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.