E♭ Phrygian Scale
The E♭ Phrygian scale contains 7 notes: E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭.
E♭ 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.
E♭ Phrygian uses the same notes as B Ματζόρε, started from degree 3 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
E♭ 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 E♭ Phrygian
| Βαθμίδα | Νότα | Διάστημα | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E♭ | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | F♭ | m2 | 1 |
| 3 | G♭ | m3 | 3 |
| 4 | A♭ | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | B♭ | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | C♭ | m6 | 8 |
| 7 | D♭ | m7 | 10 |
Chords in E♭ Phrygian
These are the triads built on each degree of E♭ Phrygian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on E♭
Every scale type that starts on E♭, for comparison.
- E♭ major
- E♭ Dorian
- E♭ Lydian
- E♭ Mixolydian
- E♭ Locrian
- E♭ Harmonic Minor
- E♭ Melodic Minor
- E♭ Harmonic Major
- E♭ Hungarian Minor
- E♭ Phrygian Dominant
- E♭ Lydian Dominant
- E♭ Major Pentatonic
- E♭ Minor Pentatonic
- E♭ Blues
- E♭ Whole Tone
- E♭ Chromatic
- E♭ Half-Whole Diminished
- E♭ Whole-Half Diminished
- E♭ Bebop Dominant
- E♭ Bebop Major
Phrygian in every key
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What notes are in the E♭ Phrygian scale?
The E♭ Phrygian scale has 7 notes: E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭.
What is the formula for the E♭ Phrygian scale?
The E♭ 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 E♭ Phrygian derived from?
E♭ Phrygian is the mode of B Ματζόρε that starts on its 3 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the E♭ Phrygian scale?
The triads built from the E♭ Phrygian scale are E♭m, F♭, G♭, A♭m, B♭dim, C♭, D♭m.
