Phrygian Riff Progression in D Phrygian for Banjo

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

Notes: D Eb F G A Bb C

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm	D F A	`12 12 10 10 12`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 8 8 8 8`
III	F	F A C	`10 10 10 10 10`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 x x x`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x 0 0 x x`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 0 3 x`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 3 3 0`
V	Adim	A C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
V	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
V	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
V	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x 0 3 3 3`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 0`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 8 8 10`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Dm – Eb – Dm – Dm

D|12------------------15--12------------------15--12--------------|8-------------------12--15--8-------------------12--15--8-------|
B|10----------13--15------10----------13--15------10----------13--|8-----------10--11----------8-----------10--11----------8-------|
G|10--10--14--------------10--10--14--------------10--10--14------|8-------10------------------8-------10------------------8-------|
D|12----------------------12----------------------12--------------|8---12----------------------8---12----------------------8---12--|
G|12----------------------12----------------------12--------------|8---------------------------8---------------------------8-------|

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 0`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 0`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 1`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 1`
III	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
III	F7	F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
III	F7	F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
III	F7	F A C Eb	`x 3 2 1 1`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 0 3 3`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 3 3 3`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 0 0 3 3`
V	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
V	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
V	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 1`
V	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 0 2 3 3`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 0`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 3`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 x`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Dm7

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

D|0-------------------3---7---0-------------------3---7---0-------|0-------------------3---7---0-------------------3---7---0-------|
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---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 0 2 1 1`
I	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 0`
I	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
I	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 1 0 3 3`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 1 3 3 3`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 1 0 3 3`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
III	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
III	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x 0 1 1`
III	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 1`
III	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 x`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 x x`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 3 3`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 0`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 3`
V	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
V	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
V	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
V	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 3 1 0`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
VII	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 0 1 0`
VII	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 0 0 1 x`
VII	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 1 0`
VII	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Dm7b9 – Ebmaj9 – Dm7b9 – Dm7b9

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

D|1-------------------3---7---1-------------------3---7---1-------|1-------------------3---7---1-------------------3---7---1-------|
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---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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