D# Phrygian scale

The notes of the D# 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.

Free
No account
Runs in your browser
All twelve keys
MIDI download

D#1Eb2F#b3G#4A#5Bb6C#b7

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

Chords in D# Phrygian

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

Tap a chord to hear it.

How D# 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: B major, G# minor, C# Dorian, E Lydian, F# Mixolydian.

For the low end: the root of D# Phrygian is D# and the fifth is A#. 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.

Other phrygian scales

Play this scale with VISIONS OF TOMORROW →71 Serum 2 presets for house and techno: leads, pads, plucks, keys and basses to write in any scale. $29.

Or start with the free pack: 24 sounds from all three packs, and a 25% code for the full packs a few days later.

Questions

What notes are in the D# Phrygian scale?

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

What chords are in D# Phrygian?

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

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 D# Phrygian?

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