Phrygian Riff Progression in G#/Ab Phrygian for Banjo

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

Notes: G# A B C# D# E F#

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--6---7---9--11--13-|
B|--6---7---9---------|
G|--6---8---9---------|
D|--7---9--10---------|
G|--9--11--13---------|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m	G# B D#	`6 6 4 4 6`
II	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
II	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2`
II	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
II	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
III	B	B D# F#	`x x x 0 4`
III	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
III	B	B D# F#	`x 4 4 0 1`
III	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 4 4`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`11 11 9 9 11`
V	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 x x`
V	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 4 4`
V	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 4 2 4 1`
V	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 4 2 4 4`
VI	E	E G# B	`9 9 9 9 9`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 x`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 4`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 x`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 4`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: G#m – A – G#m – G#m

D|6-------------------9---6-------------------9---6---------------|2-----------6---7---2-----------6---7---2-----------6---7---2---|
B|4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|
G|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|
D|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|6-------------------9---6-------------------9---6---------------|6-------------------9---6-------------------9---6---------------|
B|4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---|4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---|
G|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|
D|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|
G|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 2`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 2`
III	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 1`
III	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 x`
III	B7	B D# F# A	`x x 2 0 1`
III	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 4`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 2`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 4 2 2`
V	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 1`
V	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 x`
V	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 2 2 1`
V	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 4`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 1`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 2`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: G#m7 – Amaj7 – G#m7 – G#m7

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 x`
I	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 2 0 1`
I	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 4`
I	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 4 2 0 1`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 2 0 2`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 2 0 x`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
III	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 x`
III	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 2 2 1`
III	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 4 2 1`
III	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 4`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 2`
V	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 1 2 2 2`
V	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 1`
V	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
V	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 x`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 2`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: G#m7b9 – Amaj9 – G#m7b9 – G#m7b9

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

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

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