A Phrygian Scale on Guitar

A Phrygian: A B♭ C D E F G. See every note on the guitar fretboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.

Notes

• Notes: A B♭ C D E F G
• Formula: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7
• Steps (W whole, H half): H W W W H W W

Same notes as

• F Major
• D Minor

About the Phrygian scale

• Minor, with a dark ♭2 right above the root.
• Flamenco, metal riffs, tense film music.
• Lean on the ♭2 against the root for its sound.

Chords in A Phrygian

• i: Am
• ♭II: B♭
• ♭III: C
• iv: Dm
• v°: E°
• ♭VI: F
• ♭vii: Gm

Other instruments

• A Phrygian on Piano
• A Phrygian on Bass
• A Phrygian on Ukulele

More on A Phrygian

• A Phrygian on the circle of fifths
• Chord progressions in A Minor