Ab Phrygian Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · mode III · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
A♭
B♭♭
C♭
D♭
E♭
F♭
G♭
Solfège : La♭ – Si♭♭ – Do♭ – Ré♭ – Mi♭ – Fa♭ – Sol♭
Interval Structure
A♭
½T
B♭♭
T
C♭
T
D♭
T
E♭
½T
F♭
T
G♭
→
A♭+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Ab) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | A♭m | minor |
| II | B♭♭ | Major |
| III | C♭ | Major |
| iv | D♭m | minor |
| v° | E♭° | diminished |
| VI | F♭ | Major |
| vii | G♭m | minor |
About this scale
The Phrygian mode defines the sound of progressive metal, flamenco, and Oriental guitar. Its minor 2nd creates immediate tension from the first note. Tom Morello, Kirk Hammett, and flamenco guitarists use it as their primary color. In metal, it structures the darkest riffs; in flamenco, it defines the soul of the falsetas.
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