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

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

Notes: C Db Eb F G Ab Bb

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

d|-13--15-----|
B|-10--11--13-|
G|-10--11--13-|
D|-10--12--13-|
A|-11--13--14-|
D|-13--15-----|

CAGED - A Shape

d|--5---6---8-|
B|--3---4---6-|
G|--3---5---6-|
D|--3---5---6-|
A|--4---6-----|
D|--5---6---8-|

CAGED - G Shape

d|--6---8-----|
B|--3---4---6-|
G|--3---5---6-|
D|--3---5---6-|
A|--4---6-----|
D|--5---6---8-|

CAGED - E Shape

d|-10--11--13-|
B|--8--10--11-|
G|--8--10--11-|
D|--8--10-----|
A|--8---9--11-|
D|-10--11--13-|

CAGED - D Shape

d|-11--13-----|
B|--8--10--11-|
G|--8--10--11-|
D|--8--10-----|
A|--8---9--11-|
D|-10--11--13-|

3NPS - First Position

d|-10--11--13-|
B|--8--10--11-|
G|--8--10--11-|
D|--8--10--12-|
A|--9--11--13-|
D|-11--13--15-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 1 0 1 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 10 8 8 10`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 6`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 3`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 x`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x x 8 8 8`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 5`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`3 3 3 1 1 3`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x 8 10 10 9 x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x 8 6 5 6 x`
V	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 5 3 2 5`
V	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 10 11 12 11 x`
V	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
V	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1 1`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`6 6 6 5 4 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 11 10 8 9 x`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 8 6 6 8`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 13 11 10 11 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 1`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 3`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 x`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
III	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`1 1 1 3 2 x`
III	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 8 x`
III	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 5 6 4 x`
III	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x x 5 3 2 5`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`3 3 1 1 1 3`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`3 3 1 1 1 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 8 6 8 6 x`
V	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
V	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 11 10 11 x`
V	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 8 x`
V	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 x x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 11 10 8 8 10`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 11 13 12 13 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 3 1 0 1 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 x`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 3`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`8 8 6 6 6 8`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`8 8 6 6 6 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
I	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 8 x`
I	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 4 1 1 1 x`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 4 3 5 4 x`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1 1`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
III	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
III	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
III	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
III	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 8 8 6 x x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 10 10 8 x x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 11 13 12 13 x`
V	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
V	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
V	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
V	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 6`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 11 8 8 8 x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 11 10 12 11 x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 x`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 10 10 9 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x 10 10 8 x x`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 6`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`x x 11 10 9 x`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x x 8 8 8`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 13 12 11 x`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 10 10 9 x`
V	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
V	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1 1`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 11 10 8 x x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 8 8 6 x x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x x 10 8 11 x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 10 10 9 x`
III	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
III	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 8 6 8 x x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1 1`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
V	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
V	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 x x`
V	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 11 10 x x`
V	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 10 10 8 x x`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 8 6 9 x`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 13 11 13 x x`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
I	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
I	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1 1`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x x`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
III	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
III	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
III	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
III	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 8 8 6 x x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 10 10 8 x x`
V	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
V	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
V	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 6`
V	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 6 6 6 x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x x 5 3 4 x`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 10 10 9 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Cm – Db – Eb – Fm – Gdim – Ab – Bbm

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

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

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

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
D|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
A|1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: Cm – Db – Eb – Fm – Gdim – Ab – Bbm

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

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

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

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
D|3-------------------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---|
A|1---3---4---3---4-------4---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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