Guitar UpscaleG Phrygian Mode on guitar
The G Phrygian Mode has 7 notes: G Ab Bb C D Eb F.
| Notes | G Ab Bb C D Eb F |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 |
| Steps | H W W W H W W (W whole step, H half step) |
Play the G 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 G Phrygian Mode
| Degree | Interval | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | G |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | Ab |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | Bb |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | C |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | D |
| b6 | Minor 6th | Eb |
| b7 | Minor 7th | F |
Chords in the G 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 | Gm | Gm7 |
| bII | Ab | Abmaj7 |
| bIII | Bb | Bb7 |
| iv | Cm | Cm7 |
| v° | Ddim | Dm7b5 |
| bVI | Eb | Ebmaj7 |
| bvii | Fm | Fm7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the G Phrygian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (Ab): Ab Lydian Mode
- From degree b3 (Bb): Bb Mixolydian Mode
- From degree 4 (C): C Natural Minor scale
- From degree 5 (D): D Locrian Mode
- From degree b6 (Eb): Eb Major Scale
- From degree b7 (F): F Dorian Mode