E♭ Phrygian Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

E♭ Phrygian scale on the piano

E♭ – F♭ – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – C♭ – D♭

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Scale type: Phrygian
Number of notes: 7
Formel: H–W–W–W–H–W–W
Parent scale: B 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.

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

E♭ 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 E♭ Phrygian

Trinn	Note	Intervall	Semitones
1	E♭	P1	0
2	F♭	m2	1
3	G♭	m3	3
4	A♭	P4	5
5	B♭	P5	7
6	C♭	m6	8
7	D♭	m7	10

Chords in E♭ Phrygian

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

Other scales on E♭

Every scale type that starts on E♭, for comparison.

Phrygian in every key

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What notes are in the E♭ Phrygian scale?

The E♭ Phrygian scale has 7 notes: E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭.

What is the formula for the E♭ Phrygian scale?

The E♭ 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 E♭ Phrygian derived from?

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

What chords are in the E♭ Phrygian scale?

The triads built from the E♭ Phrygian scale are E♭m, F♭, G♭, A♭m, B♭dim, C♭, D♭m.