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The Phrygian scale in all twelve keys.

Formula 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7, step pattern H–W–W–W–H–W–W. In C it is C D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭. It is the scale for minor chords when you want a dark, flat-9 colour, and sus♭9 sounds. Pick a key below to see it drawn on the guitar fretboard or piano keyboard and hear it played.

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CC D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭C Phrygian scale (C D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
C♯C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A BC♯ Phrygian scale (C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A B) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
DD E♭ F G A B♭ CD Phrygian scale (D E♭ F G A B♭ C) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
D♯D♯ E F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯D♯ Phrygian scale (D♯ E F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
EE F G A B C DE Phrygian scale (E F G A B C D) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
FF G♭ A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭F Phrygian scale (F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
F♯F♯ G A B C♯ D EF♯ Phrygian scale (F♯ G A B C♯ D E) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
GG A♭ B♭ C D E♭ FG Phrygian scale (G A♭ B♭ C D E♭ F) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
G♯G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E F♯G♯ Phrygian scale (G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E F♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
AA B♭ C D E F GA Phrygian scale (A B♭ C D E F G) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
B♭B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭B♭ Phrygian scale (B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
BB C D E F♯ G AB Phrygian scale (B C D E F♯ G A) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano

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