Cis Phrygian Scale
The Cis Phrygian scale contains 7 notes: Cis, D, E, Fis, Gis, A, H.
Cis Phrygian scale on the piano
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What is the Phrygian scale?
Phrygian is the third mode of the major scale — a minor scale with a lowered second. The half step between the first two notes gives it the Spanish and flamenco colour, and it is a staple of metal riffing.
Cis Phrygian uses the same notes as A Dur, started from degree 3 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
Cis Phrygian is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.
Scale degrees of Cis Phrygian
| Trin | Node | Interval | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cis | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | D | m2 | 1 |
| 3 | E | m3 | 3 |
| 4 | Fis | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | Gis | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | A | m6 | 8 |
| 7 | H | m7 | 10 |
Chords in Cis Phrygian
These are the triads built on each degree of Cis Phrygian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on Cis
Every scale type that starts on Cis, for comparison.
- C♯ major
- Cis Dorian
- Cis Lydian
- Cis Mixolydian
- Cis Locrian
- Cis Harmonic Minor
- Cis Melodic Minor
- Cis Harmonic Major
- Cis Hungarian Minor
- Cis Phrygian Dominant
- Cis Lydian Dominant
- Cis Major Pentatonic
- Cis Minor Pentatonic
- Cis Blues
- Cis Whole Tone
- Cis Chromatic
- Cis Half-Whole Diminished
- Cis Whole-Half Diminished
- Cis Bebop Dominant
- Cis Bebop Major
Phrygian in every key
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What notes are in the Cis Phrygian scale?
The Cis Phrygian scale has 7 notes: Cis, D, E, Fis, Gis, A, H.
What is the formula for the Cis Phrygian scale?
The Cis Phrygian scale follows the step pattern H–W–W–W–H–W–W, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
What scale is Cis Phrygian derived from?
Cis Phrygian is the mode of A Dur that starts on its 3 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the Cis Phrygian scale?
The triads built from the Cis Phrygian scale are Cism, D, E, Fism, Gisdim, A, Hm.
