Neapolitan 6th

[Hugh O Kelly]

N 6th.mp3My attempt to demonstrate a Neapolitan 6th

[Tom banjo]

I think I hear several chord changes ,and not sure if you meant adding the 6th of the root scale{ AKA relative minor chord root) or if you meant the full  6thchord .Maybe I am hearing wrong as usual. Anyway it is nice music. You probably meant something completely different anyway ha ha

[Hugh O Kelly]

Hi Tom,

this is just a chord or technique that I’ve only learnt properly recently.

if you are playing in the key of C.

let’s say you play the note G.....then Em or G7th etc will go nicely with it.

But if you wish to take the tune somewhere new and play the note of F

by playing the Neapolitan sixth (chord F G# C#)it will take you right out of that key and somewhere new.....

Pure magic.