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Ab Phrygian

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guitar_neck 5 5 b6 b6 R R b2 b2 4 4 b7 b7 b2 b2 b3 b3 5 5 b6 b6 b7 b7 b3 b3 5 5 b6 b6 R R b2 b2 4 4 b7 b7 R R b2 b2 4 4 5 5 b7 b7 R R b3 b3 4 4 5 5 b6 b6 R R b2 b2 b3 b3 4 4 b6 b6 b7 b7 b2 b2 b3 b3 5 5 b6 b6 b7 b7 R R b3 b3 4 4 5 5 b6 b6 R R b2 b2 4 4 b7 b7 b2 b2 b3 b3 5 5 b6 b6 b7 b7 b3 b3 5 5 b6 b6 R R b2 b2 4 4 b7 b7 R R b2 b2 4 4 5 5 b7 b7 R R b3 b3 4 4 5 5 b6 b6 R R b2 b2

Practice backingtrack for Ab Phrygian

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Intervals of the Ab Phrygian scale

stepping pattern

         interval name             note
R Perfect unison Ab
b2 Minor second Bbb
b3 Minor third Cb
4 Perfect fourth Db
5 Perfect fifth Eb
b6 Minor sixth Fb
b7 Minor seventh Gb

Good to Know

The Ab phrygian in musical notation

The Phrygian mode is also known as the third mode from the diatonic modes. It has a very distinct sound and is offten used in spanish flamenco music. It is a minor scale and it differs from the natural minor scale (Aeolian mode) because its 2nd (9th) note is flattend. Its triade is a Minor triade, and it seventh chord is a Minor7th (other extensions are b9, 11, b13)

Alternative names

  • Ab Phrygian mode
  • Ab Spanish gypsy scale
  • the third mode of the diatonic scale