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