Gis Phrygian Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

Gis Phrygian scale on the piano

Gis – A – H – Cis – Dis – E – Fis

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Scale type: Phrygian
Number of notes: 7
Formel: H–W–W–W–H–W–W
Parent scale: E Dur (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.

Gis Phrygian uses the same notes as E Dur, started from degree 3 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.

Gis 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 Gis Phrygian

Trin	Node	Interval	Semitones
1	Gis	P1	0
2	A	m2	1
3	H	m3	3
4	Cis	P4	5
5	Dis	P5	7
6	E	m6	8
7	Fis	m7	10

Chords in Gis Phrygian

These are the triads built on each degree of Gis Phrygian using only notes from the scale.

Other scales on Gis

Every scale type that starts on Gis, for comparison.

Phrygian in every key

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What notes are in the Gis Phrygian scale?

The Gis Phrygian scale has 7 notes: Gis, A, H, Cis, Dis, E, Fis.

What is the formula for the Gis Phrygian scale?

The Gis 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 Gis Phrygian derived from?

Gis Phrygian is the mode of E Dur that starts on its 3 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.

What chords are in the Gis Phrygian scale?

The triads built from the Gis Phrygian scale are Gism, A, H, Cism, Disdim, E, Fism.