Modes
G 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 E♭ major, starting from its 3rd note.
- Notes
- GA♭B♭CDE♭F
- Formula
- 1♭2♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- HWWWHWW
How to play the G Phrygian scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------4-6-8-| B|-------------------------4-6-8-------| G|-------------------3-5-7-------------| D|-------------3-5-6-------------------| A|-------3-5-6-------------------------| E|-3-4-6-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 3–8
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------1-3-| E|-------1---------| C|-0-2-3-----------| G|---------0-1-----|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the G Phrygian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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