A♭ Phrygian Scale
The A♭ Phrygian scale contains 7 notes: A♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭.
A♭ Phrygian scale on the piano
Informații esențiale
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 E Major, 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
| Treaptă | Notă | 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♭ major
- 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
Întrebări frecvente
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 E Major 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.
