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C# Phrygian

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guitar_neck 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 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 5 5 R R

Practice backingtrack for C# Phrygian

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Intervals of the C# Phrygian scale

stepping pattern

         interval name             note
R Perfect unison C#
b2 Minor second D
b3 Minor third E
4 Perfect fourth F#
5 Perfect fifth G#
b6 Minor sixth A
b7 Minor seventh B

Good to Know

The C# 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

  • C# Phrygian mode
  • C# Spanish gypsy scale
  • the third mode of the diatonic scale