G♯ phrygian scale

G♯ phrygian

  • G♯R
  • A♭2
  • B♭3
  • C♯4
  • D♯5
  • 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