Guitar UpscaleC# Phrygian Mode on guitar
The C# Phrygian Mode has 7 notes: C# D E F# G# A B. Its root C# is also written Db.
| Notes | C# D E F# G# A B |
|---|---|
| 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 | D |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | E |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | F# |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | G# |
| b6 | Minor 6th | A |
| b7 | Minor 7th | B |
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 | C#m | C#m7 |
| bII | D | Dmaj7 |
| bIII | E | E7 |
| iv | F#m | F#m7 |
| v° | G#dim | G#m7b5 |
| bVI | A | Amaj7 |
| bvii | Bm | Bm7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the C# Phrygian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (D): D Lydian Mode
- From degree b3 (E): E Mixolydian Mode
- From degree 4 (F#): F# Natural Minor scale
- From degree 5 (G#): G# Locrian Mode
- From degree b6 (A): A Major Scale
- From degree b7 (B): B Dorian Mode