C# Phrygian scale

The notes of the C# Phrygian scale on a piano, the chords that belong to it, and how it sounds. Press play to hear it, tap a key or a chord, and download the scale as MIDI.

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C#1Db2Eb3F#4G#5Ab6Bb7

Steps: H W W W H W W (W = whole step, H = half step)

Chords in C# Phrygian

Each chord on its own page: C#m · D · E · F#m · G#dim · A · Bm

Tap a chord to hear it.

How C# Phrygian sounds

A minor scale with a lowered 2nd. The half step above the root gives it a dark, tense, Spanish flavour.

Used in: Techno, dark minimal, metal and flamenco.

Same notes, different root: A major, F# minor, B Dorian, D Lydian, E Mixolydian.

For the low end: the root of C# Phrygian is C# and the fifth is G#. A kick or 808 tuned to one of them sits with the bass; the kick drum tuning chart has the frequencies.

Write chords in this scale with the chord progression generator, or a melody in the synth.

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Questions

What notes are in the C# Phrygian scale?

C#, D, E, F#, G#, A, B.

What chords are in C# Phrygian?

C#m, D, E, F#m, G#dim, A, Bm.

What is the formula for the phrygian scale?

1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7, or in steps: H W W W H W W (W is a whole step, H a half step).

Which scales have the same notes as C# Phrygian?

A major, F# minor, B Dorian, D Lydian, E Mixolydian. They use the same seven notes, starting from a different root.