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F# Phrygian scale

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

Degree1♭2♭345♭6♭7
NoteF#GABC#DE

Patterns

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

Position 1Frets 2–5 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 2 (1), 3 (b2), 5 (b3)
  • B: 2 (5), 3 (b6), 5 (b7)
  • G: 2 (b3), 4 (4)
  • D: 2 (b7), 4 (1), 5 (b2)
  • A: 2 (4), 4 (5), 5 (b6)
  • E: 2 (1), 3 (b2), 5 (b3)
3 notes per string, from the rootFrets 2–7 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 3 (b2), 5 (b3), 7 (4)
  • B: 3 (b6), 5 (b7), 7 (1)
  • G: 2 (b3), 4 (4), 6 (5)
  • D: 2 (b7), 4 (1), 5 (b2)
  • A: 2 (4), 4 (5), 5 (b6)
  • E: 2 (1), 3 (b2), 5 (b3)
Position 2Frets 3–7 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 3 (b2), 5 (b3), 7 (4)
  • B: 3 (b6), 5 (b7), 7 (1)
  • G: 4 (4), 6 (5)
  • D: 4 (1), 5 (b2), 7 (b3)
  • A: 4 (5), 5 (b6), 7 (b7)
  • E: 3 (b2), 5 (b3), 7 (4)
Position 3Frets 5–9 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 5 (b3), 7 (4), 9 (5)
  • B: 5 (b7), 7 (1), 8 (b2)
  • G: 6 (5), 7 (b6)
  • D: 5 (b2), 7 (b3), 9 (4)
  • A: 5 (b6), 7 (b7), 9 (1)
  • E: 5 (b3), 7 (4), 9 (5)
Position 4Frets 8–12 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 9 (5), 10 (b6), 12 (b7)
  • B: 8 (b2), 10 (b3), 12 (4)
  • G: 9 (b7), 11 (1)
  • D: 9 (4), 11 (5), 12 (b6)
  • A: 9 (1), 10 (b2), 12 (b3)
  • E: 9 (5), 10 (b6), 12 (b7)
Position 5Frets 10–14 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 10 (b6), 12 (b7), 14 (1)
  • B: 10 (b3), 12 (4), 14 (5)
  • G: 11 (1), 12 (b2)
  • D: 11 (5), 12 (b6), 14 (b7)
  • A: 10 (b2), 12 (b3), 14 (4)
  • E: 10 (b6), 12 (b7), 14 (1)

Same notes, different home

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

Chords it fits

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