A phrygian scale

A phrygian

  • AR
  • B♭♭2
  • C♭3
  • D4
  • E5
  • F♭6
  • G♭7

Positions

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Solo over i–VII–VI–v in A minor →Memorize this scale →

How it is built

  • A minor scale with a flat 2nd: B♭ instead of B. Seven notes.
  • The half step from A down to B♭ is the whole flavor: dark in metal, Spanish in flamenco. Hammer between the two and you have the cliché in one move.
  • Same notes as F major, started from its third degree.

Chords that fit A phrygian

Other A scales