B Phrygian mode on ukulele

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

GCEAGABCDEF♯GCDEF♯GABCEF♯GABCDEABCDEF♯GA0123456789101112

Position from fret 10

GCEAF♯GABCDDEF♯GAB1011121314

Root notes are filled. Strings from the 4th (left on the full neck) to the 1st; the position starts from the root on the 3rd string, the lowest one.

Notes of the scale

DegreeNoteInterval
1Broot
2Cminor second
3Dminor third
4Eperfect fourth
5F♯ (F sharp)perfect fifth
6Gminor sixth
7Aminor 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 G major scale, starting from another degree.

Chords of the scale

Triads built on each degree:

  1. Bmi
  2. CII
  3. DIII
  4. Emiv
  5. F♯dimv°
  6. GVI
  7. Amvii

Other B scales

The same scale in other keys