Guitar UpscaleB Phrygian Mode on guitar
The B Phrygian Mode has 7 notes: B C D E F# G A.
| Notes | B C D E F# G A |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 |
| Steps | H W W W H W W (W whole step, H half step) |
Play the B 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 B Phrygian Mode
| Degree | Interval | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | B |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | C |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | D |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | E |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | F# |
| b6 | Minor 6th | G |
| b7 | Minor 7th | A |
Chords in the B 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 | Bm | Bm7 |
| bII | C | Cmaj7 |
| bIII | D | D7 |
| iv | Em | Em7 |
| v° | F#dim | F#m7b5 |
| bVI | G | Gmaj7 |
| bvii | Am | Am7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the B Phrygian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (C): C Lydian Mode
- From degree b3 (D): D Mixolydian Mode
- From degree 4 (E): E Natural Minor scale
- From degree 5 (F#): F# Locrian Mode
- From degree b6 (G): G Major Scale
- From degree b7 (A): A Dorian Mode