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C# Phrygian scale

It has 7 notes: C# D E F# G# A B. Formula: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7.

Degree1♭2♭345♭6♭7
NoteC#DEF#G#AB

Patterns

Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.

Position 3Open position, frets 0–4 · root C#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 0 (b3), 2 (4), 4 (5)
  • B: 0 (b7), 2 (1), 3 (b2)
  • G: 1 (5), 2 (b6)
  • D: 0 (b2), 2 (b3), 4 (4)
  • A: 0 (b6), 2 (b7), 4 (1)
  • E: 0 (b3), 2 (4), 4 (5)
Position 4Frets 3–7 · root C#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 4 (5), 5 (b6), 7 (b7)
  • B: 3 (b2), 5 (b3), 7 (4)
  • G: 4 (b7), 6 (1)
  • D: 4 (4), 6 (5), 7 (b6)
  • A: 4 (1), 5 (b2), 7 (b3)
  • E: 4 (5), 5 (b6), 7 (b7)
Position 5Frets 5–9 · root C#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 5 (b6), 7 (b7), 9 (1)
  • B: 5 (b3), 7 (4), 9 (5)
  • G: 6 (1), 7 (b2)
  • D: 6 (5), 7 (b6), 9 (b7)
  • A: 5 (b2), 7 (b3), 9 (4)
  • E: 5 (b6), 7 (b7), 9 (1)
Position 1Frets 9–12 · root C#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 9 (1), 10 (b2), 12 (b3)
  • B: 9 (5), 10 (b6), 12 (b7)
  • G: 9 (b3), 11 (4)
  • D: 9 (b7), 11 (1), 12 (b2)
  • A: 9 (4), 11 (5), 12 (b6)
  • E: 9 (1), 10 (b2), 12 (b3)
3 notes per string, from the rootFrets 9–14 · root C#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 10 (b2), 12 (b3), 14 (4)
  • B: 10 (b6), 12 (b7), 14 (1)
  • G: 9 (b3), 11 (4), 13 (5)
  • D: 9 (b7), 11 (1), 12 (b2)
  • A: 9 (4), 11 (5), 12 (b6)
  • E: 9 (1), 10 (b2), 12 (b3)
Position 2Frets 10–14 · root C#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 10 (b2), 12 (b3), 14 (4)
  • B: 10 (b6), 12 (b7), 14 (1)
  • G: 11 (4), 13 (5)
  • D: 11 (1), 12 (b2), 14 (b3)
  • A: 11 (5), 12 (b6), 14 (b7)
  • E: 10 (b2), 12 (b3), 14 (4)

Same notes, different home

These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.

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