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