Sometimes I like to hear some German Sometimes I like to hear some French Sometimes I like to hear a nice diminished seven Or some other chords that I won't even mention The German chord resolves Le-So and Fi-So. The French chord is just like it, but with Re instead of Me But though I love these nationalities so Neapolitan makes my day Neapolitan makes my day.
The first truly educational aural skills song I wrote, on a dare from one of my students. I subtitled it “How to identify German, French and Neapolitan chords in under a minute.” This song, as with most of my aural skills songs, uses functional solfege as a framework. (Moveable Do, and Do based minor and modes, so that functional chords are always “spelled” the same way in any key.)
The song gives simple instructions for identifying the chords, naming the notes as they are sung. The melody on the first appearance of the French chord rests on the note that differentiates it from the German.
This song has continued to be revised since I first posted it on YouTube, and it now arpeggiates the Neapolitan chord both times it is mentioned.