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