Scale · Greek modes

E 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

Also written as E · F · G · A · B · C · D.

H · W · W · W · H · W · W

W = whole step · H = half step

1 · b2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · b6 · b7

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