C# Phrygian — diatonic chords

Minor mode with a ♭2. Dark, Spanish/flamenco character.

7 chords · one per scale degree

Diatonic triads

Chord details

Degree	Numeral	Chord	Quality
1	i	C#m	Minor
2	II	D	Major
3	III	E	Major
4	iv	F#m	Minor
5	v°	G#°	Diminished
6	VI	A	Major
7	vii	Bm	Minor

Phrygian in other keys

C C#D D#E F F#G G#A A#B

Scale diagram

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Other scales in C#

C# Major C# Natural Minor C# Harmonic Minor C# Melodic Minor C# Dorian C# Lydian

About the C# Phrygian scale's harmony

The C# Phrygian scale produces the following diatonic triads: C#m, D, E, F#m, G#°, A, Bm. These chords all use only the notes of the C# Phrygian scale. The Roman numerals (i–II–III–iv–v°–VI–vii) show the function of each chord within the key.