G# phrygian scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the G# phrygian scale (1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7) on guitar: G# · A · B · C# · D# · E · F#.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
G# Phrygian
1b2b345b6b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
G#
· Root
b2
A
· characteristic note
b3
B
· Third
4
C#
· Tension
5
D#
· Fifth
b6
E
· Tension
b7
F#
· Seventh
Scale sheet
G# PhrygianFormula (degrees)
1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Notes in key
G# A B C# D# E F#
Typical use
Over m7; Spanish color (b2).
Phrygian
Phrygian is the third mode of the major scale: a minor scale with a minor second instead of a major second. That half step against the root is the mode's characteristic note and produces its typical "Spanish" color, often used over m7 chords.
Notes of the G# phrygian scale: G# · A · B · C# · D# · E · F#.