Guitar scale · Modes
F♯ Phrygian scale on guitar
Every position of the F♯ 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 D major, starting from its 3rd note.
- Notes
- F♯GABC♯DE
- 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 2–7, ascending
e|-------------------------------3-5-7-| B|-------------------------3-5-7-------| G|-------------------2-4-6-------------| D|-------------2-4-5-------------------| A|-------2-4-5-------------------------| E|-2-3-5-------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 2, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the F♯ Phrygian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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