Guitar UpscaleC Phrygian Mode on guitar
The C Phrygian Mode has 7 notes: C Db Eb F G Ab Bb.
| Notes | C Db Eb F G Ab Bb |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 |
| Steps | H W W W H W W (W whole step, H half step) |
Play the C 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 C Phrygian Mode
| Degree | Interval | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | C |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | Db |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | Eb |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | F |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | G |
| b6 | Minor 6th | Ab |
| b7 | Minor 7th | Bb |
Chords in the C 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 | Cm | Cm7 |
| bII | Db | Dbmaj7 |
| bIII | Eb | Eb7 |
| iv | Fm | Fm7 |
| v° | Gdim | Gm7b5 |
| bVI | Ab | Abmaj7 |
| bvii | Bbm | Bbm7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the C Phrygian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (Db): Db Lydian Mode
- From degree b3 (Eb): Eb Mixolydian Mode
- From degree 4 (F): F Natural Minor scale
- From degree 5 (G): G Locrian Mode
- From degree b6 (Ab): Ab Major Scale
- From degree b7 (Bb): Bb Dorian Mode