Scale · Greek modes

D Phrygian

Minor with a flat second. That half step right at the start is the sound of flamenco and of heavy metal.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

Instrument

Tuning

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D Phrygian scale on the Guitar neck57 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.FGAA#CDD#FGAA#CDD#FGAA#CDD#FGAA#CDD#FGAA#CDD#FGAA#CDD#FGAA#CDFGAA#CDD#FG123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. D1
  2. D#b2
  3. Fb3
  4. G4
  5. A5
  6. A#b6
  7. Cb7

Also written as D · Eb · F · G · A · Bb · C.

Formula

H · W · W · W · H · W · W

W = whole step · H = half step

Degrees

1 · b2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · b6 · b7

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside D Phrygian. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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