A Phrygian Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Drop D Tuning)

The A Phrygian scale on guitar: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: A Bb C D E F G

Tuning: Drop D Guitar (D A D G B E)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

E|-10--12-----|
B|--7---8--10-|
G|--7---8--10-|
D|--7---9--10-|
A|--8--10--11-|
D|--8--10-----|

CAGED - A Shape

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

CAGED - G Shape

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

CAGED - E Shape

E|--7---8--10-|
B|--5---7---8-|
G|--5---7---8-|
D|--5---7-----|
A|--5---6---8-|
D|--5---6---8-|

CAGED - D Shape

E|--8--10-----|
B|--5---7---8-|
G|--5---7---8-|
D|--5---7-----|
A|--5---6---8-|
D|--5---6---8-|

3NPS - First Position

E|--7---8--10-|
B|--5---7---8-|
G|--5---7---8-|
D|--5---7---9-|
A|--6---8--10-|
D|--6---8--10-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 0`
I	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 x`
I	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
I	Am	A C E	`x x 7 5 5 5`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 1`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 x`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 6`
III	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 0`
III	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
III	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
III	C	C E G	`x 3 5 5 5 3`
IV	Dm	D F A	`0 0 0 2 3 1`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x x 0 2 3 1`
IV	Dm	D F A	`0 0 3 2 3 1`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x 5 3 2 3 x`
V	Edim	E G Bb	`x 7 8 9 8 x`
V	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 14 12 11 12`
V	Edim	E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
V	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`
VI	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 1`
VI	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
VI	F	F A C	`3 3 3 2 1 1`
VI	F	F A C	`3 3 3 2 1 x`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 3`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 6`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`5 5 5 3 3 3`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
I	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`
I	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
I	Am7	A C E G	`7 7 5 5 5 5`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 1`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 x`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 3 3 5`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x 8 7 6 5`
III	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 2 3 1 3`
III	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 2 3 1 0`
III	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 5 3 5 3`
III	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 5 3 5 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 5`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 5`
V	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x 2 3 3 3`
V	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
V	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 8 7 8 x`
V	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 5 7 5 x`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 3 2 1 0`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 3 5 5 5`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 8 7 5 5 5`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 8 10 9 10 8`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`5 5 3 3 3 3`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`5 5 3 3 3 x`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 5 3 6 3`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 5 3 6 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x x 7 5 8 6`
I	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x x 7 9 8 6`
I	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
I	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 3 2 3 1 3`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 1 0 2 1 x`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 8 5 6 5`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 8 10 10 8`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 13 10 10 10 x`
III	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 3 2 3 3 0`
III	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 3 2 3 3 3`
III	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 2 3 3 3`
III	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 3 2 1 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 3 5 5 5`
V	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 2 0 3 1`
V	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 3`
V	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
V	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 3 0 1 0`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 3 5 5 3`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 8 5 5 5 x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 8 7 9 8 x`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 1`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 0 3 3 1`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 3 3 3 1`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 3 3 3 3`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
I	Am	A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
I	Am	A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
I	Am	A C E	`x x x 5 5 5`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 x`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`x 13 12 10 x x`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
III	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
III	C	C E G	`x x x 5 5 3`
III	C	C E G	`x x 10 9 8 x`
III	C	C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x x x 7 6 5`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x x x 10 10 10`
V	Edim	E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
V	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`
VI	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
VI	F	F A C	`x 8 7 5 x x`
VI	F	F A C	`x x x 10 10 8`
VI	F	F A C	`x x x 2 1 1`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`x x x 12 11 10`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
I	Am7	A C E G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
I	Am7	A C E G	`x 12 10 12 x x`
I	Am7	A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
I	Am7	A C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 3 3 5`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 7 6 5`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 10 10 10`
III	C7	C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
III	C7	C E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 12 10 13 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x x x 2 1 1`
V	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
V	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 5 7 x x`
V	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 8 7 x x`
V	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x x 10 10 12`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x x 5 5 5`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 10 8 10 x x`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
I	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
I	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x x 2 1 1`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
III	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
III	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
III	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
III	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x x 5 5 5`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
V	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
V	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
V	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x 5 3 3 x x`
V	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x x 5 5 3`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 5 5 5 x`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x x 7 6 5`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x x 10 10 10`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Am – Bb – C – Dm – Edim – F – Gm

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

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

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
B|8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------------|1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---|
G|9-----------9---9-----------9---9-----------9---9-----------9---|2---2---5-------2---2---5-------2---2---5-------2---2---5-------|
D|8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
A|7---10----------7---10----------7---10----------7---10----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
B|3-----------8---3-----------8---3-----------8---3-----------8---|
G|3---3---7-------3---3---7-------3---3---7-------3---3---7-------|
D|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: Am – Bb – C – Dm – Edim – F – Gm

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

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

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8---------------------------------------------------------------|1-------------------------------------------3-------3---5---3---|
G|9-------------------------------------------------------7-------|2-------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---------------|
D|8-------------------7-------7---8---7---8---10--8---10------10--|3---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|
A|7---8---10--8---10------10--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-------------------------------------------5-------5---6---5---|
G|3-------3-------3---5---3---5---7---5---7-------7---------------|
D|5---7-------7---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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