Guitar UpscaleF Phrygian Mode on guitar
The F Phrygian Mode has 7 notes: F Gb Ab Bb C Db Eb.
| Notes | F Gb Ab Bb C Db Eb |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 |
| Steps | H W W W H W W (W whole step, H half step) |
Play the F 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 F Phrygian Mode
| Degree | Interval | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | F |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | Gb |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | Ab |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | Bb |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | C |
| b6 | Minor 6th | Db |
| b7 | Minor 7th | Eb |
Chords in the F 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 | Fm | Fm7 |
| bII | F# | F#maj7 |
| bIII | Ab | Ab7 |
| iv | Bbm | Bbm7 |
| v° | Cdim | Cm7b5 |
| bVI | Db | Dbmaj7 |
| bvii | Ebm | Ebm7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the F Phrygian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (Gb): F# Lydian Mode
- From degree b3 (Ab): Ab Mixolydian Mode
- From degree 4 (Bb): Bb Natural Minor scale
- From degree 5 (C): C Locrian Mode
- From degree b6 (Db): Db Major Scale
- From degree b7 (Eb): Eb Dorian Mode