Phrygian Riff Progression in B Phrygian for Guitar

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

Notes: B C D E F# G A

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 2`
I	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
I	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
I	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7 7 7`
II	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 0`
II	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
II	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
II	C	C E G	`x 3 5 5 5 3`
III	D	D F# A	`x x 0 2 3 2`
III	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 2`
III	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
III	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
IV	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0 0 0`
IV	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 0`
IV	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 3`
IV	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
V	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 4 2 1 2`
V	F#dim	F# A C	`2 3 4 2 x x`
V	F#dim	F# A C	`x 9 10 11 10 x`
V	F#dim	F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
VI	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 0 3`
VI	G	G B D	`3 5 5 4 3 3`
VI	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 3 3`
VI	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 3`
VII	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 0`
VII	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 x`
VII	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
VII	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5 5 5`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bm – C – Bm – Bm

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

e|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
B|3-------------------3---7-----------3-------------------3---7---|3-------------------3---7-----------3-------------------3---7---|
G|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|
D|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
A|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 2`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 2`
II	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 0`
II	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 3`
II	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 3`
II	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 x`
III	D7	D F# A C	`x x 0 2 1 2`
III	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 4 5 3 5`
III	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 4 5 3 2`
III	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 7 5 7 5`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 0`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 2 0 3 x`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 3`
V	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 5 5 5`
V	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 1 0`
V	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
V	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 10 9 10 x`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 0 0 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 3 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 5 5 4 3 2`
VII	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
VII	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`
VII	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
VII	Am7	A C E G	`5 7 5 5 5 5`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Bm7

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

e|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
B|3-------------------3---7-----------3-------------------3---7---|3-------------------3---7-----------3-------------------3---7---|
G|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|
D|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
A|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 9 7 10 8`
I	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 9 11 10 8`
I	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 0 2 1 2`
I	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
II	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 0 0 0 x`
II	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 2 4 3 x`
II	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 7 9 7 x x`
II	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 10 9 7 x x`
III	D9	D F# A C E	`x 5 4 5 5 2`
III	D9	D F# A C E	`x 5 4 5 5 5`
III	D9	D F# A C E	`10 7 10 7 10 x`
III	D9	D F# A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 0 0 2`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 9 12 x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 12 12 x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
V	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x 4 2 5 3`
V	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
V	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
V	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 2 4 2 x x`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 5 4 2 x x`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 2 3 2`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 7 7 5`
VII	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 2 5 x`
VII	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 5 5 x`
VII	Am9	A C E G B	`5 7 5 5 5 7`
VII	Am9	A C E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bm7b9 – Cmaj9 – Bm7b9 – Bm7b9

e|8-------------------10--8-------------------10--8---------------|------------------------3---------------------------3-----------|
B|10----------10--12------10----------10--12------10----------10--|0---------------1---5-------0---------------1---5-------0-------|
G|7---7---11--------------7---7---11--------------7---7---11------|0-------0---4---------------0-------0---4---------------0-------|
D|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|0---2-----------------------0---2-----------------------0---2---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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