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