Phrygian Riff Progression in D Phrygian for Guitar

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

Notes: D Eb F G A Bb C

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm	D F A	`x x 0 2 3 1`
I	Dm	D F A	`x 5 3 2 3 x`
I	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 5`
I	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 x`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 1 3 4 3`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 3`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 x`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
III	F	F A C	`1 3 3 2 1 1`
III	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 1`
III	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
III	F	F A C	`x x 3 5 6 5`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 3 3 3`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 3`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 6`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
V	Adim	A C Eb	`x 0 1 2 1 x`
V	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 7 5 4 5`
V	Adim	A C Eb	`5 6 7 5 x x`
V	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 1`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 x`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`6 5 3 3 3 6`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 3`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 x`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 1 0 1 x`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Dm – Eb – Dm – Dm

e|1-------------------1---5---1-------------------1---5---1-------|3-------------------3---6---3-------------------3---6---3-------|
B|3-----------1---3-----------3-----------1---3-----------3-------|4-----------3---4-----------4-----------3---4-----------4-------|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|
D|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|1---5-----------------------1---5-----------------------1---5---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 5`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 x`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 x`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 5`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x x 1 3 3 3`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 5 3 3 3`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 8 7 8 6`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 5 3 3 6`
III	F7	F A C Eb	`1 3 1 2 1 1`
III	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 3 2 4 1`
III	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 3 5 4 5`
III	F7	F A C Eb	`1 3 1 2 4 1`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 3 3 3 3`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 1 3 3 3 3`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 3 3 3 x`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 5 3 6 x`
V	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 1 x`
V	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
V	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x 7 8 8 8`
V	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 1`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 x`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 3 3 5`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`6 5 3 3 3 5`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 3`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 x`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 3`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Dm7

e|5---------------------------8---10--5---------------------------|3-------------------3---6---3-------------------3---6---3-------|
B|6-------------------6---10----------6-------------------6---10--|3-----------3---4-----------3-----------3---4-----------3-------|
G|5-----------5---7-------------------5-----------5---7-----------|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|
D|7-------7---------------------------7-------7-------------------|1---5-----------------------1---5-----------------------1---5---|
A|5---8-------------------------------5---8-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|5---------------------------8---10--5---------------------------|5---------------------------8---10--5---------------------------|
B|6-------------------6---10----------6-------------------6---10--|6-------------------6---10----------6-------------------6---10--|
G|5-----------5---7-------------------5-----------5---7-----------|5-----------5---7-------------------5-----------5---7-----------|
D|7-------7---------------------------7-------7-------------------|7-------7---------------------------7-------7-------------------|
A|5---8-------------------------------5---8-----------------------|5---8-------------------------------5---8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 12 10 13 11`
I	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 12 14 13 11`
I	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`1 3 1 2 1 1`
I	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x 1 3 3 1`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 6 3 3 3 x`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 6 5 7 6 x`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`11 10 12 10 x x`
III	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 8 7 8 8 5`
III	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 8 7 8 8 8`
III	F9	F A C Eb G	`13 10 13 10 13 x`
III	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 1 x`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`3 0 3 0 3 x`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`3 0 3 3 3 x`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`3 5 3 3 3 5`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 1`
V	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x x 7 5 8 6`
V	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
V	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
V	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 x x x`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 1 0 2 1 x`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`6 5 7 5 x x`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`6 8 7 5 x x`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 8 5 6 5`
VII	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`8 5 8 5 8 x`
VII	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`8 5 8 8 8 x`
VII	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`8 10 8 8 8 10`
VII	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 1 3 3 3`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Dm7b9 – Ebmaj9 – Dm7b9 – Dm7b9

e|11------------------13--11------------------13--11--------------|1-------------------3---6---1-------------------3---6---1-------|
B|13----------13--15------13----------13--15------13----------13--|3-----------3---4-----------3-----------3---4-----------3-------|
G|10--10--14--------------10--10--14--------------10--10--14------|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|
D|12----------------------12----------------------12--------------|1---5-----------------------1---5-----------------------1---5---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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