Guitar UpscaleF# Phrygian Mode on guitar
The F# Phrygian Mode has 7 notes: F# G A B C# D E. Its root F# is also written Gb.
| Notes | F# G A B C# D E |
|---|---|
| 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 | G |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | A |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | B |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | C# |
| b6 | Minor 6th | D |
| b7 | Minor 7th | E |
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 | F#m | F#m7 |
| bII | G | Gmaj7 |
| bIII | A | A7 |
| iv | Bm | Bm7 |
| v° | C#dim | C#m7b5 |
| bVI | D | Dmaj7 |
| bvii | Em | Em7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the F# Phrygian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (G): G Lydian Mode
- From degree b3 (A): A Mixolydian Mode
- From degree 4 (B): B Natural Minor scale
- From degree 5 (C#): C# Locrian Mode
- From degree b6 (D): D Major Scale
- From degree b7 (E): E Dorian Mode