Guitar · scales and modes # D Phrygian scale on guitar D Phrygian has 7 notes: D, E♭, F, G, A, B♭, C. | Note | D | E♭ | F | G | A | B♭ | C | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | ♭6 | ♭7 | | Step | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ## D Phrygian on the whole neck Every D 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". D Phrygian Note names D Phrygian Degrees ## D Phrygian in 5 positions The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a D falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there. Position 1: frets 0–4, 16 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–8, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes ## Triads in D Phrygian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Dm | [D minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-minor) | | ♭2 | E♭ | [E♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-major) | | ♭3 | F | [F major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-major) | | 4 | Gm | [G minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-minor) | | 5 | Adim | [A diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-diminished) | | ♭6 | B♭ | [B♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-major) | | ♭7 | Cm | [C minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-minor) | ## Seventh chords in D Phrygian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Dm7 | [Dm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7) · [Dm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2) · [Dm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-3) · [Dm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭2 | E♭maj7 | [E♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebmaj7) · [E♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-2) · [E♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-3) · [E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | F7 | [F7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f7) · [F7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-2) · [F7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-3) · [F7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-2-and-4) | | 4 | Gm7 | [Gm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7) · [Gm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2) · [Gm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-3) · [Gm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | Am7♭5 | [Am7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7b5) · [Am7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-2) · [Am7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-3) · [Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭6 | B♭maj7 | [B♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbmaj7) · [B♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-2) · [B♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-3) · [B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭7 | Cm7 | [Cm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7) · [Cm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2) · [Cm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-3) · [Cm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of D Phrygian, starting from another root. - [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major) - [G minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor) - [C Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-dorian) - [E♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian) - [F Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-mixolydian) - [A Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-locrian) ## Phrygian in every key - [C Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-phrygian) - [C♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-phrygian) - D Phrygian - [D♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-phrygian) - [E Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian) - [F Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-phrygian) - [F♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian) - [G Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-phrygian) - [G♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-phrygian) - [A Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian) - [B♭ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-phrygian) - [B Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice D Phrygian in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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