F sharp 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
Position from fret 5
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
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F♯ (F sharp) | root |
| 2 | G | minor second |
| 3 | A | minor third |
| 4 | B | perfect fourth |
| 5 | C♯ (C sharp) | perfect fifth |
| 6 | D | minor sixth |
| 7 | E | 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 major scale, starting from another degree.
Chords of the scale
Triads built on each degree:
Other F♯ scales
- Major
- Minor
- Harmonic minor
- Melodic minor
- Major pentatonic
- Minor pentatonic
- Blues
- Dorian
- Lydian
- Mixolydian
- Locrian