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A Phrygian scale on guitar

A Phrygian has 7 notes: A, B♭, C, D, E, F, G.

A Phrygian: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteAB♭CDEFG
Degree1♭2♭345♭6♭7
Step1222122

A Phrygian on the whole neck

Every A Phrygian note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

A Phrygian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2G2A2Bb2C3D3E3F3G3A2Bb2C3D3E3F3G3A3Bb3C4D3E3F3G3A3Bb3C4D4E4F4G3A3Bb3C4D4E4F4G4A4Bb4C4D4E4F4G4A4Bb4C5D5E4F4G4A4Bb4C5D5E5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A Phrygian
Note names
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A Phrygian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 155b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A Phrygian
Degrees

A Phrygian in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

A Phrygian, position 1, frets 0 to 35b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–3, 17 notes
    A Phrygian, position 2, frets 2 to 6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes
      A Phrygian, position 3, frets 5 to 91b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b36E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        A Phrygian, position 4, frets 7 to 11b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b346E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 16 notes
          A Phrygian, position 5, frets 10 to 1445b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b66E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in A Phrygian

            DegreeChordPages
            1AmA minor arpeggio
            ♭2B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            ♭3CC major arpeggio
            4DmD minor arpeggio
            5EdimE diminished arpeggio
            ♭6FF major arpeggio
            ♭7GmG minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A Phrygian

            DegreeChordPages
            1Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭2B♭maj7B♭maj7 arpeggio · B♭maj7 drop 2 · B♭maj7 drop 3 · B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3C7C7 arpeggio · C7 drop 2 · C7 drop 3 · C7 drop 2 and 4
            4Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4
            5Em7♭5Em7♭5 arpeggio · Em7♭5 drop 2 · Em7♭5 drop 3 · Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6Fmaj7Fmaj7 arpeggio · Fmaj7 drop 2 · Fmaj7 drop 3 · Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of A Phrygian, starting from another root.

            Phrygian in every key

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