Phrygian Riff Progression in F Phrygian for Banjo

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

Notes: F Gb Ab Bb C Db Eb

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--6---8--10-|
B|--3---4---6-|
G|--3---5---6-|
D|--4---6---7-|
G|--6---8--10-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
II	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`11 11 11 11 11`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`
V	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x x 1 4`
V	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4`
V	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 1 5 1 4`
V	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 1 5 4 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`
VII	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`13 13 11 11 13`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Fm – Gb – Fm – Fm

D|------------4---6---------------4---6---------------4---6-------|11------------------15--18--11------------------15--18--11------|
B|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|11----------13--14----------11----------13--14----------11------|
G|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|11------13------------------11------13------------------11------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|11--15----------------------11--15----------------------11--15--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|11--------------------------11--------------------------11------|

D|------------4---6---------------4---6---------------4---6-------|------------4---6---------------4---6---------------4---6-------|
B|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
G|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 1`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 3`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 3 2 3`
III	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 1 1 4`
III	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 1 4 4`
III	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x 1 1 1 4`
III	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x 1 1 4 4`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 3`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 3 1 2 3`
V	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
V	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
V	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 1 1`
V	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 4`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 5 2 3`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 1`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Fm7 – Gbmaj7 – Fm7 – Fm7

D|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3---|
B|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---|
G|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|
B|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
G|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 3 1 4 4`
I	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 1 1 4`
I	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 1 4 4`
I	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 1 1 1 4`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 3`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 x`
III	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
III	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 1 1`
III	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 4`
III	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 3 1 1`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 3`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
V	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
V	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
V	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
V	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 4 3 2 1`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 2 1`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 2 x`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 3 2 3`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 1`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Fm7b9 – Gbmaj9 – Fm7b9 – Fm7b9

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

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

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