Phrygian Riff Progression in D#/Eb Phrygian for Guitar

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

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

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 1 3 4 2`
I	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
I	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 8 8 7 6`
I	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
II	E	E G# B	`0 2 2 1 0 0`
II	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 0`
II	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
II	E	E G# B	`x x 2 4 5 4`
III	F#	F# A# C#	`2 4 4 3 2 2`
III	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 2`
III	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
III	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 6 7 6`
IV	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4 4 4`
IV	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 4`
IV	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 7`
IV	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
V	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
V	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 8 6 5 6`
V	A#dim	A# C# E	`6 7 8 6 x x`
V	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
VI	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 2`
VI	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
VI	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
VI	B	B D# F#	`7 6 4 4 4 7`
VII	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
VII	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
VII	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
VII	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: D#m – E – D#m – D#m

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 8 6 7 6`
I	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
I	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 8 6 7 x`
I	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 4 6`
II	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`0 2 1 1 0 0`
II	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 2 4 4 4`
II	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 4`
II	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 7`
III	F#7	F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 2 2`
III	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 3 5 2`
III	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 6 5 6`
III	F#7	F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 5 2`
IV	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 4`
IV	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
IV	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 x`
IV	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 6 4 7 x`
V	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
V	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
V	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 9 9 9`
V	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
VI	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
VI	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 x`
VI	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x x 4 4 6`
VI	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`7 6 4 4 4 6`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 4`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 4`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: D#m7 – Emaj7 – D#m7 – D#m7

e|6---------------------------9---11--6---------------------------|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|7-------------------7---11----------7-------------------7---11--|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|
G|6-----------6---8-------------------6-----------6---8-----------|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|
D|8-------8---------------------------8-------8-------------------|1-----------1---2-------------------1-----------1---2-----------|
A|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

e|6---------------------------9---11--6---------------------------|6---------------------------9---11--6---------------------------|
B|7-------------------7---11----------7-------------------7---11--|7-------------------7---11----------7-------------------7---11--|
G|6-----------6---8-------------------6-----------6---8-----------|6-----------6---8-------------------6-----------6---8-----------|
D|8-------8---------------------------8-------8-------------------|8-------8---------------------------8-------8-------------------|
A|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 1 3 2 0`
I	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 13 11 14 12`
I	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 2 2`
I	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
II	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 2 4 4 2`
II	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 4 4 4 x`
II	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 6 8 7 x`
II	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`12 11 13 11 x x`
III	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 9 8 9 9 6`
III	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 9 8 9 9 9`
III	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`14 11 14 11 14 x`
III	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
IV	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 1 4 1 4 x`
IV	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 1 4 4 4 x`
IV	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 6 4 4 4 6`
IV	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
V	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 8 6 9 7`
V	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
V	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
V	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
VI	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 2 1 3 2 x`
VI	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`7 6 8 6 x x`
VI	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`7 9 8 6 x x`
VI	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 9 6 7 6`
VII	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 6 9 x`
VII	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 9 9 x`
VII	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 11 9 9 9 11`
VII	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: D#m7b9 – Emaj9 – D#m7b9 – D#m7b9

e|0-------------------2---6---0-------------------2---6---0-------|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|
B|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|4-----------4---5-----------4-----------4---5-----------4-------|
G|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|4-------4-------------------4-------4-------------------4-------|
D|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|2---6-----------------------2---6-----------------------2---6---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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