Guitar UpscaleG# Phrygian Mode on guitar
The G# Phrygian Mode has 7 notes: G# A B C# D# E F#. Its root G# is also written Ab.
| Notes | G# A B C# D# E 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 | A |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | B |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | C# |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | D# |
| b6 | Minor 6th | E |
| 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 | G#m | G#m7 |
| bII | A | Amaj7 |
| bIII | B | B7 |
| iv | C#m | C#m7 |
| v° | Ebdim | Ebm7b5 |
| bVI | E | Emaj7 |
| bvii | F#m | F#m7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the G# Phrygian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (A): A Lydian Mode
- From degree b3 (B): B Mixolydian Mode
- From degree 4 (C#): C# Natural Minor scale
- From degree 5 (D#): Eb Locrian Mode
- From degree b6 (E): E Major Scale
- From degree b7 (F#): F# Dorian Mode