Phrygian Riff Progression in B Phrygian for Banjo

The B Phrygian scale on banjo: the Phrygian Riff progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: B C D E F# G A

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--9--10--12--14--16-|
B|--9--10--12---------|
G|--9--11--12---------|
D|-10--12--13---------|
G|-12--14--16---------|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 0`
I	Bm	B D F#	`9 0 4 0 4`
I	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 9`
II	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
II	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 5`
II	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 2`
II	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 5`
III	D	D F# A	`7 0 2 3 4`
III	D	D F# A	`7 7 7 7 7`
IV	Em	E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
IV	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 2`
IV	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 5`
V	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 2 1 x`
V	F#dim	F# A C	`x 4 2 1 4`
V	F#dim	F# A C	`x 4 2 1 x`
V	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 2 1 4`
VI	G	G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
VII	Am	A C E	`7 7 5 5 7`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bm – C – Bm – Bm

D|0-------------------12--0-------------------12--0---------------|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|
B|7-----------10--12------7-----------10--12------7-----------10--|1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---|
G|7---7---11--------------7---7---11--------------7---7---11------|0---0---4---------------0---0---4---------------0---0---4-------|
D|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|
G|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|

D|0-------------------12--0-------------------12--0---------------|0-------------------12--0-------------------12--0---------------|
B|7-----------10--12------7-----------10--12------7-----------10--|7-----------10--12------7-----------10--12------7-----------10--|
G|7---7---11--------------7---7---11--------------7---7---11------|7---7---11--------------7---7---11--------------7---7---11------|
D|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|
G|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 0`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 4`
II	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
II	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 2 0 0 x`
II	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 0 0 2`
II	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`
III	D7	D F# A C	`x 0 2 1 0`
III	D7	D F# A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
III	D7	D F# A C	`x x 2 1 0`
III	D7	D F# A C	`x 0 2 1 4`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 0 0 x`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`x 0 0 0 0`
V	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
V	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 2 2 1 2`
V	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
V	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 4 2 1 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 0 0 4`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 0 3 4`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 0 0 0 4`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 0 0 3 4`
VII	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
VII	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
VII	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 x`
VII	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Bm7

D|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---7---0-------|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|
B|0-----------1---3-----------0-----------1---3-----------0-------|0-----------3---5-------0-----------3---5-------0-----------3---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|0---0---4---------------0---0---4---------------0---0---4-------|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|

D|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---7---0-------|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---7---0-------|
B|0-----------1---3-----------0-----------1---3-----------0-------|0-----------1---3-----------0-----------1---3-----------0-------|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
I	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 2 1 0`
I	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 4 1 0`
I	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 0 2 1 4`
II	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
II	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 0 0 0 x`
II	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 0 1 0`
II	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 0 0 1 x`
III	D9	D F# A C E	`x 0 2 1 2`
III	D9	D F# A C E	`x 2 2 1 0`
III	D9	D F# A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
III	D9	D F# A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 3 4`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 4 3 4`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 2 0 3 4`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x 0 0 4`
V	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
V	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
V	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 2 x x`
V	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 2 0 1 x`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 2 x x`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 2 0 4`
VII	Am9	A C E G B	`x x 2 0 2`
VII	Am9	A C E G B	`0 2 2 0 2`
VII	Am9	A C E G B	`0 2 2 0 x`
VII	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bm7b9 – Cmaj9 – Bm7b9 – Bm7b9

D|--------------------4---7-----------------------4---7-----------|0-----------4---5---0-----------4---5---0-----------4---5---0---|
B|1-----------1---3-----------1-----------1---3-----------1-------|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------4---7-----------------------4---7-----------|--------------------4---7-----------------------4---7-----------|
B|1-----------1---3-----------1-----------1---3-----------1-------|1-----------1---3-----------1-----------1---3-----------1-------|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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