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