SCALE REFERENCE

F Neapolitan Minor

F – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – C – D♭ – E1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 7

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

Notes & degrees
F1G♭b2A♭b3B♭4C5D♭b6E7
NotesF, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, Db, E
Steps1 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Piano
FCEG♭A♭B♭D♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEFG♭A♭B♭CD♭EBCD♭EFG♭A♭B♭GA♭B♭CD♭EFG♭DEFG♭A♭B♭CD♭AB♭CD♭EFG♭A♭EEFG♭A♭B♭CD♭E

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

357912AB♭CD♭EFG♭A♭EEFG♭A♭B♭CD♭ECCD♭EFG♭A♭B♭CGA♭B♭CD♭EFG♭

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
iFmFm(maj7)
♭IIG♭G♭maj7
♭III+A♭augA♭7♯5
ivB♭mB♭m7
VCC?
♭VID♭D♭maj7
VIIEE?

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

iFm♭IIG♭♭III+A♭augivB♭mVC♭VID♭VIIE
Other scales on F

Core scales & modes

F MajorF Natural MinorF Harmonic MinorF Melodic MinorF DorianF PhrygianF LydianF MixolydianF Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

F Major PentatonicF Minor PentatonicF BluesF Major Blues

Jazz & altered

F Harmonic MajorF Phrygian DominantF Lydian DominantF AlteredF Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

F Whole ToneF Diminished (Whole–Half)F Diminished (Half–Whole)F Augmented Scale

World & exotic

F Hungarian MinorF Double Harmonic Major
Neapolitan Minor on another root
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
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.