Phrygian Riff Progression in A#/Bb Phrygian for Guitar

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

Notes: Bb B Db Eb F Gb Ab

Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B E)

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--6---7---9-|
B|--6---8---9-|
G|--6---8---9-|
D|--6---8-----|
A|--6---7---9-|
E|--6---7---9-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 6 6 6`
II	B	B Eb Gb	`x 2 4 4 4 2`
II	B	B Eb Gb	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
II	B	B Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4 2`
II	B	B Eb Gb	`7 6 4 4 4 7`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 1`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 6 6 6 4`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x 1 3 4 2`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 8 8 7 6`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
V	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 3 1 0 1`
V	Fdim	F Ab B	`1 2 3 1 x x`
V	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 8 9 10 9 x`
V	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`2 4 4 3 2 2`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 2`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 6 7 6`
VII	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 6 6 4 4 4`
VII	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 4`
VII	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 7`
VII	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bbm – B – Bbm – Bbm

e|1---------------------------4---6---1---------------------------|2---------------------------6---7---2---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
G|3-----------1---3-------------------3-----------1---3-----------|4-----------3---4-------------------4-----------3---4-----------|
D|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
A|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|1---------------------------4---6---1---------------------------|1---------------------------4---6---1---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|
G|3-----------1---3-------------------3-----------1---3-----------|3-----------1---3-------------------3-----------1---3-----------|
D|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|
A|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 1`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 3 2 4`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 8 6 6 6 6`
II	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
II	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 2 4 3 4 x`
II	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x x 4 4 6`
II	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`7 6 4 4 4 6`
III	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 3 4 2 4`
III	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 3 4 2 1`
III	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 6 4 6 4`
III	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 6 4 6 x`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 7 6`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 7 x`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 4 6`
V	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 3 4 4 4`
V	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
V	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 8 9 8 9 x`
V	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 8 6 8 6 x`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 4 3 2 1`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 4 3 2 1`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 3 3 2 2`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 4 6 6 6`
VII	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 6 4 4 4 4`
VII	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
VII	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 6 4 4 4 x`
VII	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 6 6 4 7 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – Bbm7

e|1---------------------------4---6---1---------------------------|2---------------------------6---7---2---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
G|1-----------1---3-------------------1-----------1---3-----------|3-----------3---4-------------------3-----------3---4-----------|
D|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
A|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|1---------------------------4---6---1---------------------------|1---------------------------4---6---1---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|
G|1-----------1---3-------------------1-----------1---3-----------|1-----------1---3-------------------1-----------1---3-----------|
D|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|
A|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 8 6 9 7`
I	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 8 10 9 7`
I	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
I	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 4 3 4 2 4`
II	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 2 1 3 2 x`
II	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`7 6 8 6 x x`
II	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`7 9 8 6 x x`
II	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 9 6 7 6`
III	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 4 3 4 4 1`
III	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 4 3 4 4 4`
III	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`9 6 9 6 9 x`
III	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 1 0 x`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 8 11 8 11 x`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 8 11 11 11 x`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 13 11 11 11 13`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 4 3 2 1`
V	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 3 1 4 2`
V	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 1 0 2`
V	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
V	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 4 4 4 4`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`2 1 3 1 x x`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`2 4 3 1 x x`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 4 1 2 1`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 4 6 6 4`
VII	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`4 1 4 1 4 x`
VII	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`4 1 4 4 4 x`
VII	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`4 6 4 4 4 6`
VII	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 2 4 3 4 2`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bbm7b9 – Bmaj9 – Bbm7b9 – Bbm7b9

e|7-------------------9---7-------------------9---7---------------|------------------------2---6---------------------------2---6---|
B|9-----------9---11------9-----------9---11------9-----------9---|2-------------------4-----------2-------------------4-----------|
G|6---6---10--------------6---6---10--------------6---6---10------|3-----------3---4---------------3-----------3---4---------------|
D|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|7-------------------9---7-------------------9---7---------------|7-------------------9---7-------------------9---7---------------|
B|9-----------9---11------9-----------9---11------9-----------9---|9-----------9---11------9-----------9---11------9-----------9---|
G|6---6---10--------------6---6---10--------------6---6---10------|6---6---10--------------6---6---10--------------6---6---10------|
D|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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