C Phrygian scale
It has 7 notes: C Db Eb F G Ab Bb. Formula: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7.
| Degree | 1 | ♭2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | ♭6 | ♭7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | C | Db | Eb | F | G | Ab | Bb |
Patterns
Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 3 (5), 4 (b6), 6 (b7)
- B: 2 (b2), 4 (b3), 6 (4)
- G: 3 (b7), 5 (1)
- D: 3 (4), 5 (5), 6 (b6)
- A: 3 (1), 4 (b2), 6 (b3)
- E: 3 (5), 4 (b6), 6 (b7)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 4 (b6), 6 (b7), 8 (1)
- B: 4 (b3), 6 (4), 8 (5)
- G: 5 (1), 6 (b2)
- D: 5 (5), 6 (b6), 8 (b7)
- A: 4 (b2), 6 (b3), 8 (4)
- E: 4 (b6), 6 (b7), 8 (1)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 8 (1), 9 (b2), 11 (b3)
- B: 8 (5), 9 (b6), 11 (b7)
- G: 8 (b3), 10 (4)
- D: 8 (b7), 10 (1), 11 (b2)
- A: 8 (4), 10 (5), 11 (b6)
- E: 8 (1), 9 (b2), 11 (b3)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 9 (b2), 11 (b3), 13 (4)
- B: 9 (b6), 11 (b7), 13 (1)
- G: 8 (b3), 10 (4), 12 (5)
- D: 8 (b7), 10 (1), 11 (b2)
- A: 8 (4), 10 (5), 11 (b6)
- E: 8 (1), 9 (b2), 11 (b3)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 9 (b2), 11 (b3), 13 (4)
- B: 9 (b6), 11 (b7), 13 (1)
- G: 10 (4), 12 (5)
- D: 10 (1), 11 (b2), 13 (b3)
- A: 10 (5), 11 (b6), 13 (b7)
- E: 9 (b2), 11 (b3), 13 (4)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 11 (b3), 13 (4), 15 (5)
- B: 11 (b7), 13 (1), 14 (b2)
- G: 12 (5), 13 (b6)
- D: 11 (b2), 13 (b3), 15 (4)
- A: 11 (b6), 13 (b7), 15 (1)
- E: 11 (b3), 13 (4), 15 (5)
Same notes, different home
These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.