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C Phrygian scale on guitar

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

C Phrygian: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteCD♭E♭FGA♭B♭
Degree1♭2♭345♭6♭7
Step1222122

C Phrygian on the whole neck

Every C 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".

C Phrygian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2Ab2Bb2C3Db3Eb3F3G3Bb2C3Db3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4Db4Eb4F4G3Ab3Bb3C4Db4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C4Db4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C5Db5F4G4Ab4Bb4C5Db5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C Phrygian
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C Phrygian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1545b6b71b2b345b71b2b345b6b71b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b245b6b71b2b3456E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C Phrygian
Degrees

C Phrygian in 5 positions

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

C Phrygian, position 1, frets 1 to 545b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b66E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    C Phrygian, position 2, frets 3 to 65b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–6, 17 notes
      C Phrygian, position 3, frets 5 to 9b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        C Phrygian, position 4, frets 8 to 121b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b36E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          C Phrygian, position 5, frets 10 to 14b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b346E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 16 notes

            Triads in C Phrygian

            DegreeChordPages
            1CmC minor arpeggio
            ♭2D♭D♭ major arpeggio
            ♭3E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            4FmF minor arpeggio
            5GdimG diminished arpeggio
            ♭6A♭A♭ major arpeggio
            ♭7B♭mB♭ minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in C Phrygian

            DegreeChordPages
            1Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭2D♭maj7D♭maj7 arpeggio · D♭maj7 drop 2 · D♭maj7 drop 3 · D♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3E♭7E♭7 arpeggio · E♭7 drop 2 · E♭7 drop 3 · E♭7 drop 2 and 4
            4Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4
            5Gm7♭5Gm7♭5 arpeggio · Gm7♭5 drop 2 · Gm7♭5 drop 3 · Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6A♭maj7A♭maj7 arpeggio · A♭maj7 drop 2 · A♭maj7 drop 3 · A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7B♭m7B♭m7 arpeggio · B♭m7 drop 2 · B♭m7 drop 3 · B♭m7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Phrygian in every key

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