Phrygian Riff Progression in C#/Db Phrygian for Guitar

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

Notes: C# D E F# G# A B

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
II	D	D F# A	`x x 0 2 3 2`
II	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 2`
II	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
II	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
III	E	E G# B	`0 2 2 1 0 0`
III	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 0`
III	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
III	E	E G# B	`x x 2 4 5 4`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2 2 2`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 2`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 5`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
V	G#dim	G# B D	`x x 6 4 3 4`
V	G#dim	G# B D	`4 5 6 4 x x`
V	G#dim	G# B D	`x 11 12 13 12 x`
V	G#dim	G# B D	`x x 0 1 0 x`
VI	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 0`
VI	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
VI	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
VI	A	A C# E	`5 4 2 2 2 5`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 2`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7 7 7`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: C#m – D – C#m – C#m

e|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|5-------------------5---9-----------5-------------------5---9---|3-----------2---3-----------3-----------2---3-----------3-------|
G|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|
B|5-------------------5---9-----------5-------------------5---9---|5-------------------5---9-----------5-------------------5---9---|
G|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|
D|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|
A|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 4`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 4`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 0 2 2 2`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 2`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 7 6 7 5`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 5`
III	E7	E G# B D	`0 2 0 1 0 0`
III	E7	E G# B D	`x x 2 1 3 0`
III	E7	E G# B D	`x x 2 4 3 4`
III	E7	E G# B D	`0 2 0 1 3 0`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 4 2 5 x`
V	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x x 6 7 7 7`
V	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
V	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 11 12 11 12 x`
V	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 11 9 11 9 x`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 0`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 x`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x x 2 2 4`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`5 4 2 2 2 4`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 2`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 2`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: C#m7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – C#m7

e|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|5-------------------5---9-----------5-------------------5---9---|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|
G|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|
B|5-------------------5---9-----------5-------------------5---9---|5-------------------5---9-----------5-------------------5---9---|
G|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|
D|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|
A|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x x 11 9 12 10`
I	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x x 11 13 12 10`
I	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`0 2 0 1 0 0`
I	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x x 0 1 0 x`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 0 2 2 0`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 2 2 2 x`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 4 6 5 x`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`10 9 11 9 x x`
III	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 7 6 7 7 4`
III	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 7 6 7 7 7`
III	E9	E G# B D F#	`12 9 12 9 12 x`
III	E9	E G# B D F#	`2 2 0 x x x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`2 4 2 2 2 4`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`14 11 14 11 14 x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`14 11 14 14 14 x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 0`
V	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x x 6 4 7 5`
V	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 2`
V	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
V	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`2 0 0 x x x`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`5 4 6 4 x x`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`5 7 6 4 x x`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 7 4 5 4`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 7 9 9 7`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 4 7 4 7 x`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 4 7 7 7 x`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 9 7 7 7 9`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 0 2 2 2`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: C#m7b9 – Dmaj9 – C#m7b9 – C#m7b9

e|10------------------12--10------------------12--10--------------|0-------------------2---5---0-------------------2---5---0-------|
B|12----------12--14------12----------12--14------12----------12--|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|
G|9---9---13--------------9---9---13--------------9---9---13------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|10------------------12--10------------------12--10--------------|10------------------12--10------------------12--10--------------|
B|12----------12--14------12----------12--14------12----------12--|12----------12--14------12----------12--14------12----------12--|
G|9---9---13--------------9---9---13--------------9---9---13------|9---9---13--------------9---9---13--------------9---9---13------|
D|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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