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