Modes
F♯ Phrygian scale
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
How to play the F♯ Phrygian scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------3-5-7-| B|-------------------------3-5-7-------| G|-------------------2-4-6-------------| D|-------------2-4-5-------------------| A|-------2-4-5-------------------------| E|-2-3-5-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 2–7
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------2-4-| E|-------2-3-------| C|-1-2-4-----------| G|-----------2-----|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the F♯ Phrygian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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