C sharp Phrygian mode on guitar
The Phrygian mode is a minor scale with a minor second, a half step above the root. Its dark, Spanish color is heard in flamenco and metal.
On the whole neck
Position from fret 8
Root notes are filled. The position groups the notes of the scale in one area of the neck, starting from the root on the 6th string.
Notes of the scale
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C♯ (C sharp) | root |
| 2 | D | minor second |
| 3 | E | minor third |
| 4 | F♯ (F sharp) | perfect fourth |
| 5 | G♯ (G sharp) | perfect fifth |
| 6 | A | minor sixth |
| 7 | B | minor seventh |
Steps between notes: H – W – W – W – H – W – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
This mode uses the same notes as the A major scale, starting from another degree.
Chords of the scale
Triads built on each degree:
Other C♯ scales
- Major
- Minor
- Harmonic minor
- Melodic minor
- Major pentatonic
- Minor pentatonic
- Blues
- Dorian
- Lydian
- Mixolydian
- Locrian