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G# Phrygian scale

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

Degree1♭2♭345♭6♭7
NoteG#ABC#D#EF#

Patterns

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

Position 1Frets 4–7 · root G#
eBGDAE45671b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b3
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 4 (1), 5 (b2), 7 (b3)
  • B: 4 (5), 5 (b6), 7 (b7)
  • G: 4 (b3), 6 (4)
  • D: 4 (b7), 6 (1), 7 (b2)
  • A: 4 (4), 6 (5), 7 (b6)
  • E: 4 (1), 5 (b2), 7 (b3)
3 notes per string, from the rootFrets 4–9 · root G#
eBGDAE4567891b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b34
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 5 (b2), 7 (b3), 9 (4)
  • B: 5 (b6), 7 (b7), 9 (1)
  • G: 4 (b3), 6 (4), 8 (5)
  • D: 4 (b7), 6 (1), 7 (b2)
  • A: 4 (4), 6 (5), 7 (b6)
  • E: 4 (1), 5 (b2), 7 (b3)
Position 2Frets 5–9 · root G#
eBGDAE56789b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b34
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 5 (b2), 7 (b3), 9 (4)
  • B: 5 (b6), 7 (b7), 9 (1)
  • G: 6 (4), 8 (5)
  • D: 6 (1), 7 (b2), 9 (b3)
  • A: 6 (5), 7 (b6), 9 (b7)
  • E: 5 (b2), 7 (b3), 9 (4)
Position 3Frets 7–11 · root G#
eBGDAE7891011b345b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 7 (b3), 9 (4), 11 (5)
  • B: 7 (b7), 9 (1), 10 (b2)
  • G: 8 (5), 9 (b6)
  • D: 7 (b2), 9 (b3), 11 (4)
  • A: 7 (b6), 9 (b7), 11 (1)
  • E: 7 (b3), 9 (4), 11 (5)
Position 4Frets 10–14 · root G#
eBGDAE10111213145b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b7
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 11 (5), 12 (b6), 14 (b7)
  • B: 10 (b2), 12 (b3), 14 (4)
  • G: 11 (b7), 13 (1)
  • D: 11 (4), 13 (5), 14 (b6)
  • A: 11 (1), 12 (b2), 14 (b3)
  • E: 11 (5), 12 (b6), 14 (b7)
Position 5Frets 12–16 · root G#
eBGDAE1213141516b6b71b2b345b6b71b2b345b6b71
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 12 (b6), 14 (b7), 16 (1)
  • B: 12 (b3), 14 (4), 16 (5)
  • G: 13 (1), 14 (b2)
  • D: 13 (5), 14 (b6), 16 (b7)
  • A: 12 (b2), 14 (b3), 16 (4)
  • E: 12 (b6), 14 (b7), 16 (1)

Same notes, different home

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

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