Phrygian Riff Progression in C Phrygian for Banjo

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

Notes: C Db Eb F G Ab Bb

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|-10--11--13--15--17-|
B|-10--11--13---------|
G|-10--12--13---------|
D|-11--13--14---------|
G|-13--15--17---------|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 8 8 10`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 8 8 8 8`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
V	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 0 2 x`
V	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 3 2 x`
V	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 5 3 2 5`
V	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 5 3 2 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Cm – Db – Cm – Cm

D|10------------------13--10------------------13--10--------------|6-------------------10--13--6-------------------10--13--6-------|
B|8-----------11--13------8-----------11--13------8-----------11--|6-----------8---9-----------6-----------8---9-----------6-------|
G|8---8---12--------------8---8---12--------------8---8---12------|6-------8-------------------6-------8-------------------6-------|
D|10----------------------10----------------------10--------------|6---10----------------------6---10----------------------6---10--|
G|10----------------------10----------------------10--------------|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 5 2 3`
III	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 0 2 1`
III	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 0 2 x`
III	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 1`
III	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 1`
V	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 0 2 3`
V	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 0 2 3`
V	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 3 2 3`
V	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 0 2 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 3`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 3 1 2 3`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Cm7 – Dbmaj7 – Cm7 – Cm7

D|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|3-------------------6---3-------------------6---3---------------|
B|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|1-----------4---6-------1-----------4---6-------1-----------4---|
G|3---3---------------3---3---------------3---3---------------3---|1---1---5---------------1---1---5---------------1---1---5-------|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 x`
I	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 0 2 1`
I	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 3 2 1`
I	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 3 2 x`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 2 1`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 2 x`
III	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 0 2 3`
III	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 3 2 3`
III	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 1 0 2 3`
III	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 0 2 3`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 x x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
V	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 2 3`
V	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 2 x`
V	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 x x`
V	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 3`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Cm7b9 – Dbmaj9 – Cm7b9 – Cm7b9

D|------------3---5---------------3---5---------------3---5-------|1-----------5---6---1-----------5---6---1-----------5---6---1---|
B|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
G|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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