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F Phrygian scale

Notes in the scaleTap one to hear it and find it on the neck

  1. 1
  2. ♭2
  3. ♭3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. ♭6
  7. ♭7
Key
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GG♯AB♭B
Scale

Every F Phrygian note on the neck.

3579121517FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CE♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭
F Phrygian scale guide

The F Phrygian scale

Phrygian is a minor scale with a flat 2nd. The half step between the root and the 2nd gives it a Spanish and metal flavour.

It uses the same notes as D♭ major, starting from F instead of D♭.

Notes
F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭
Formula
1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7
Steps
H W W W H W W
W is two frets, H is one fret

F Phrygian scale positions

Two common ways to split the neck into positions. CAGED gives five shapes, each built around a chord shape you may already know. Three notes per string gives seven patterns that are faster to play.

CAGED shapes

Five shapes named after the chord shape each one is built around.

  1. 3579121517A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭

    A shape

    Frets 3 to 7. Starts on A♭, the ♭3, on the lowest string. The A shape of D♭ major, the parent scale.
  2. 3579121517B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭

    G shape

    Frets 5 to 9. Starts on B♭, the 4, on the lowest string. The G shape of D♭ major, the parent scale.
  3. 3579121517CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭

    E shape

    Frets 8 to 11. Starts on C, the 5, on the lowest string. The E shape of D♭ major, the parent scale.
  4. 3579121517E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭

    D shape

    Frets 10 to 14. Starts on E♭, the ♭7, on the lowest string. The D shape of D♭ major, the parent scale.
  5. 3579121517FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭

    C shape

    Frets 13 to 16. Starts on F, the root, on the lowest string. The C shape of D♭ major, the parent scale.

Three notes per string

Seven patterns. Pattern 1 starts on the root on the lowest string.

  1. 3579121517FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭

    Position 1

    Frets 1 to 6. Starts on F, the root, on the lowest string. Three notes on every string.
  2. 3579121517G♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭C

    Position 2

    Frets 2 to 8. Starts on G♭, the ♭2, on the lowest string. Three notes on every string.
  3. 3579121517A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭

    Position 3

    Frets 4 to 9. Starts on A♭, the ♭3, on the lowest string. Three notes on every string.
  4. 3579121517B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭

    Position 4

    Frets 6 to 11. Starts on B♭, the 4, on the lowest string. Three notes on every string.
  5. 3579121517CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭F

    Position 5

    Frets 8 to 13. Starts on C, the 5, on the lowest string. Three notes on every string.
  6. 3579121517D♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭

    Position 6

    Frets 9 to 14. Starts on D♭, the ♭6, on the lowest string. Three notes on every string.
  7. 3579121517E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭

    Position 7

    Frets 11 to 16. Starts on E♭, the ♭7, on the lowest string. Three notes on every string.

Chords in F Phrygian

Built from the notes of the scale, so the F Phrygian scale works over all of them.