G phrygian scale

G phrygian

  • GR
  • A♭♭2
  • B♭♭3
  • C4
  • D5
  • E♭♭6
  • F♭7

Positions

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How it is built

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

Chords that fit G phrygian

Other G scales