Guitar UpscaleE Phrygian Mode on guitar
The E Phrygian Mode has 7 notes: E F G A B C D.
| Notes | E F G A B C D |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 |
| Steps | H W W W H W W (W whole step, H half step) |
Play the E 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 E Phrygian Mode
| Degree | Interval | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | E |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | F |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | G |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | A |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | B |
| b6 | Minor 6th | C |
| b7 | Minor 7th | D |
Chords in the E 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 | Em | Em7 |
| bII | F | Fmaj7 |
| bIII | G | G7 |
| iv | Am | Am7 |
| v° | Bdim | Bm7b5 |
| bVI | C | Cmaj7 |
| bvii | Dm | Dm7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the E Phrygian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (F): F Lydian Mode
- From degree b3 (G): G Mixolydian Mode
- From degree 4 (A): A Natural Minor scale
- From degree 5 (B): B Locrian Mode
- From degree b6 (C): C Major Scale
- From degree b7 (D): D Dorian Mode