C phrygian scale

C phrygian

  • CR
  • D♭♭2
  • E♭♭3
  • F4
  • G5
  • A♭♭6
  • B♭♭7

Positions

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How it is built

  • A minor scale with a flat 2nd: D♭ instead of D. Seven notes.
  • The half step from C down to D♭ 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 A♭ major, started from its third degree.

Chords that fit C phrygian

Other C scales