Guitar UpscaleA Phrygian Mode on guitar
The A Phrygian Mode has 7 notes: A Bb C D E F G.
| Notes | A Bb C D E F G |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 |
| Steps | H W W W H W W (W whole step, H half step) |
Play the A Phrygian Mode on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Phrygian Mode
Phrygian is a minor mode with a flat second, the dark half step above the root heard in flamenco and metal riffs. More about the Phrygian Mode.
Notes of the A Phrygian Mode
| Degree | Interval | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | A |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | Bb |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | C |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | D |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | E |
| b6 | Minor 6th | F |
| b7 | Minor 7th | G |
Chords in the A Phrygian Mode
Stack every other note of the scale and you get one chord on each note. These chords sound at home with the scale, so they make good progressions.
| Degree | Triad | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| i | Am | Am7 |
| bII | Bb | Bbmaj7 |
| bIII | C | C7 |
| iv | Dm | Dm7 |
| v° | Edim | Em7b5 |
| bVI | F | Fmaj7 |
| bvii | Gm | Gm7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the A Phrygian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (Bb): Bb Lydian Mode
- From degree b3 (C): C Mixolydian Mode
- From degree 4 (D): D Natural Minor scale
- From degree 5 (E): E Locrian Mode
- From degree b6 (F): F Major Scale
- From degree b7 (G): G Dorian Mode