Guitar scale · Modes
B Phrygian scale on guitar
Every position of the B Phrygian scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Dark minor with a ♭2 that gives it a Spanish, flamenco and metal flavor.
Mode 3 of the major scale: the same notes as G major, starting from its 3rd note.
- Notes
- BCDEF♯GA
- Formula
- 1♭2♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- HWWWHWW
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 7–12, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------8--10-12-| B|-------------------------------------8--10-12----------| G|----------------------------7--9--11-------------------| D|-------------------7--9--10----------------------------| A|----------7--9--10-------------------------------------| E|-7--8--10----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 7, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the B Phrygian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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