Phrygian Riff Progression in A#/Bb Phrygian for Banjo

The A#/Bb Phrygian scale on banjo (A sharp / B flat phrygian): the Phrygian Riff progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Bb B Db Eb F Gb Ab

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--8---9--11--13--15-|
B|--8---9--11---------|
G|--8--10--11---------|
D|--9--11--12---------|
G|-11--13--15---------|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`
II	B	B Eb Gb	`x x x 0 4`
II	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
II	B	B Eb Gb	`x 4 4 0 1`
II	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 4 4`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`13 13 11 11 13`
V	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 0 x`
V	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 3`
V	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
V	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`11 11 11 11 11`
VII	Abm	Ab B Eb	`6 6 4 4 6`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bbm – B – Bbm – Bbm

D|8-------------------11--8-------------------11--8---------------|4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---|
B|6-----------9---11------6-----------9---11------6-----------9---|0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---|
G|6---6---10--------------6---6---10--------------6---6---10------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|8-------------------11--8-------------------11--8---------------|8-------------------11--8-------------------11--8---------------|
B|6-----------9---11------6-----------9---11------6-----------9---|6-----------9---11------6-----------9---11------6-----------9---|
G|6---6---10--------------6---6---10--------------6---6---10------|6---6---10--------------6---6---10--------------6---6---10------|
D|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|
G|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 3`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 3 1 2 3`
II	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 1`
II	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
II	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
II	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`
III	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 3`
III	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
III	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
III	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 4 2 3`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 1`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
V	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
V	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 1`
V	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
V	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 3 1 0 1`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 3`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 3 2 3`
VII	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
VII	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
VII	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
VII	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – Bbm7

D|3-------------------6---3-------------------6---3---------------|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|
B|2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|1---1---4---------------1---1---4---------------1---1---4-------|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
D|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|3-------------------6---3-------------------6---3---------------|3-------------------6---3-------------------6---3---------------|
B|2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---|2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---|
G|1---1---4---------------1---1---4---------------1---1---4-------|1---1---4---------------1---1---4---------------1---1---4-------|
D|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 3 0 3`
I	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
I	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 3 3 0 x`
I	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
II	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
II	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
II	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 2 1`
II	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
III	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
III	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
III	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 2 1`
III	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 2 x`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 3 2 3`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 1`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
V	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
V	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
V	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
V	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 x`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 3`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 x`
VII	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
VII	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
VII	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`
VII	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 3 0 1`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bbm7b9 – Bmaj9 – Bbm7b9 – Bbm7b9

D|3-------3---6---3-------3---6---3-------3---6---3-------3---6---|--------------------4---8-----------------------4---8-----------|
B|0---2-----------0---2-----------0---2-----------0---2-----------|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|
G|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|3-------3---6---3-------3---6---3-------3---6---3-------3---6---|3-------3---6---3-------3---6---3-------3---6---3-------3---6---|
B|0---2-----------0---2-----------0---2-----------0---2-----------|0---2-----------0---2-----------0---2-----------0---2-----------|
G|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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