Guitar scale · Modes
E♭ Phrygian scale on guitar
Every position of the E♭ 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 C♭ major, starting from its 3rd note.
- Notes
- E♭F♭G♭A♭B♭C♭D♭
- 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 11–16, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------12-14-16-| B|-------------------------------------12-14-16----------| G|----------------------------11-13-15-------------------| D|-------------------11-13-14----------------------------| A|----------11-13-14-------------------------------------| E|-11-12-14----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 11, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the E♭ Phrygian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
♭II
F♭
F♭maj7
F♭ A♭ C♭
♭VI
C♭
C♭maj7
C♭ E♭ G♭
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