Guitar · scales and modes # E Phrygian scale on guitar E Phrygian has 7 notes: E, F, G, A, B, C, D. | Note | E | F | G | A | B | C | D | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | ♭6 | ♭7 | | Step | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ## E Phrygian on the whole neck Every E 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". E Phrygian Note names E Phrygian Degrees ## E Phrygian in 5 positions The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a E falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 16 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–10, 17 notes Position 5: frets 9–13, 17 notes ## Triads in E Phrygian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Em | [E minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-minor) | | ♭2 | F | [F major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-major) | | ♭3 | G | [G major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-major) | | 4 | Am | [A minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-minor) | | 5 | Bdim | [B diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-diminished) | | ♭6 | C | [C major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-major) | | ♭7 | Dm | [D minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-minor) | ## Seventh chords in E Phrygian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Em7 | [Em7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7) · [Em7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2) · [Em7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-3) · [Em7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭2 | Fmaj7 | [Fmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fmaj7) · [Fmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-2) · [Fmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-3) · [Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | G7 | [G7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g7) · [G7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g7-drop-2) · [G7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g7-drop-3) · [G7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g7-drop-2-and-4) | | 4 | Am7 | [Am7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7) · [Am7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2) · [Am7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-3) · [Am7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | Bm7♭5 | [Bm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7b5) · [Bm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-2) · [Bm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-3) · [Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭6 | Cmaj7 | [Cmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cmaj7) · [Cmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-2) · [Cmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-3) · [Cmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭7 | 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) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of E Phrygian, starting from another root. - [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major) - [A minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor) - [D Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-dorian) - [F Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian) - [G Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-mixolydian) - [B Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian) - [D♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-phrygian) - 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 E Phrygian in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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