Piano scale · Modes
G♯ Phrygian scale on piano
How to play the G♯ Phrygian scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
Dark minor with a ♭2 that gives it a Spanish, flamenco and metal flavor.
Mode 3 of the major scale: the same notes as E major, starting from its 3rd note.
- Notes
- G♯ABC♯D♯EF♯
- Formula
- 1♭2♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- HWWWHWW
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handG♯3A1B2C♯3D♯4E1F♯2G♯3
Where the finger numbers restart, tuck your thumb under so you never run out of fingers. Coming back down, use the same fingers in reverse. Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky.
Chords in the G♯ Phrygian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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