C Phrygian Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (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: Drop D Guitar (D A D G B E)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

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

CAGED - A Shape

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

CAGED - G Shape

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

CAGED - E Shape

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

CAGED - D Shape

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

3NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
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 x x 8 8 8`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 4`
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 6`
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 x x 10 9 8`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x 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 6 5 4 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 11 10 8 x x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 13 13 11`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
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 x x 6 6 6`
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 x 6 6 8`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
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	`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 1 1 1 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x 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 x 3 2 1`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 1 1 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 8 8 8`
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 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`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
III	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
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 x 6 6 6`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x x 8 8 8`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 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 4`
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 x 1 1 1`
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 x 10 9 8`

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

E|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---|
G|3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------|5---5---8-------5---5---8-------5---5---8-------5---5---8-------|
D|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
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

E|3---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E|3---------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2-------------------------------2-------2---4---2---4---6---4---|4-------------------------------------------6-------6---8---6---|
G|3---1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------|5-------5-------5---6---5---6---8---6---8-------8---------------|
D|5---------------------------------------------------------------|6---8-------8---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
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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