F 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

GCEAA♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CFG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭0123456789101112

Position from fret 4

GCEACD♭E♭FG♭A♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭F45678

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
1Froot
2G♭ (G flat)minor second
3A♭ (A flat)minor third
4B♭ (B flat)perfect fourth
5Cperfect fifth
6D♭ (D flat)minor sixth
7E♭ (E flat)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 D flat major scale, starting from another degree.

Chords of the scale

Triads built on each degree:

  1. Fmi
  2. G♭II
  3. A♭III
  4. B♭miv
  5. Cdimv°
  6. D♭VI
  7. E♭mvii

Other F scales

The same scale in other keys