A Phrygian scale
Minor mode with a ♭2. Dark, Spanish/flamenco character.
7 notes · Standard tuning
Root (A)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
A
R
A#
♭2
C
♭3
D
4
E
5
F
♭6
G
♭7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the A Phrygian scale across the neck.
Phrygian in other keys
About the A Phrygian scale
The A Phrygian scale contains the notes A, A#, C, D, E, F, G. It is a 7-note scale with intervals: R – ♭2 – ♭3 – 4 – 5 – ♭6 – ♭7. The diagram above shows all positions of the A Phrygian scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (A); outlined dots are other scale tones.