Mandolin · all 12 keys
Phrygian mode on mandolin
A minor scale with a flat 2nd, one fret above the root. Dark and tense: metal riffs lean on that half step on the low E string, and flamenco uses it too. Its intervals are 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7, its steps H W W W H W W. Pick a key to see it on the whole neck, learn it position by position and hear it.
| Key | 1 | ♭2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | ♭6 | ♭7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Phrygian | C | D♭ | E♭ | F | G | A♭ | B♭ |
| C♯ Phrygian | C♯ | D | E | F♯ | G♯ | A | B |
| D Phrygian | D | E♭ | F | G | A | B♭ | C |
| E♭ Phrygian | E♭ | F♭ | G♭ | A♭ | B♭ | C♭ | D♭ |
| E Phrygian | E | F | G | A | B | C | D |
| F Phrygian | F | G♭ | A♭ | B♭ | C | D♭ | E♭ |
| F♯ Phrygian | F♯ | G | A | B | C♯ | D | E |
| G Phrygian | G | A♭ | B♭ | C | D | E♭ | F |
| G♯ Phrygian | G♯ | A | B | C♯ | D♯ | E | F♯ |
| A Phrygian | A | B♭ | C | D | E | F | G |
| B♭ Phrygian | B♭ | C♭ | D♭ | E♭ | F | G♭ | A♭ |
| B Phrygian | B | C | D | E | F♯ | G | A |
Other scales
MajorMinorMinor pentatonicMajor pentatonicBluesDorianMixolydianLydianHarmonic minorMelodic minorPhrygian dominant
Every scale on one page: mandolin scales. The Phrygian mode on guitar, bass, ukulele and banjo.