Meanings
nounNeapolitan chord (plural Neapolitan chords)
plural Neapolitan chords
- entertainmentA major chord with the lowered supertonic scale degree as the root, denoted by ♭II in Roman numeral notation.
Translations
Finnish napolilainen sekstisointu
- napolilainen sekstisointuTranslations
French accord de sixte napolitaine, sixte napolitaine
- accord de sixte napolitaineTranslations
- sixte napolitaineTranslations
Polish akord neapolitański
- akord neapolitańskiTranslations
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APA
Neapolitan chord. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neapolitan%20chord
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“Neapolitan chord.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neapolitan%20chord. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Neapolitan chord,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neapolitan%20chord.
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