Phrygian Riff Progression in F#/Gb Phrygian for Guitar

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

Notes: F# G A B C# D E

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2 2 2`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 2`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 5`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
II	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 0 3`
II	G	G B D	`3 5 5 4 3 3`
II	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 3 3`
II	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 3`
III	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 0`
III	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
III	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
III	A	A C# E	`5 4 2 2 2 5`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 2`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7 7 7`
V	C#dim	C# E G	`x 4 5 6 5 x`
V	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 11 9 8 9`
V	C#dim	C# E G	`9 10 11 9 x x`
V	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
VI	D	D F# A	`x x 0 2 3 2`
VI	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 2`
VI	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
VI	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
VII	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0 0 0`
VII	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 0`
VII	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 3`
VII	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: F#m – G – F#m – F#m

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 2`
I	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
I	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
I	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 4 2 5 x`
II	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
II	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 0 0 2`
II	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 3 2`
II	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 5 5 4 3 2`
III	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 2 2 3`
III	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 0`
III	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 x`
III	A7	A C# E G	`5 4 2 2 2 3`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 2`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 2`
V	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 5 x`
V	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
V	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
V	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 2 x`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 0 2 2 2`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 2`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 7 6 7 5`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 5`
VII	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 0`
VII	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 2 0 3 x`
VII	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
VII	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 3`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: F#m7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – F#m7

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x x 4 2 5 3`
I	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x x 4 6 5 3`
I	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 0 2 2 2 3`
I	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 0`
II	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 2 4 2 x x`
II	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 5 4 2 x x`
II	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 2 3 2`
II	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 7 7 5`
III	A9	A C# E G B	`5 2 5 2 5 x`
III	A9	A C# E G B	`x 12 11 12 12 9`
III	A9	A C# E G B	`x 12 11 12 12 12`
III	A9	A C# E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 4 7 4 7 x`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 4 7 7 7 x`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 9 7 7 7 9`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 0 2 2 2`
V	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 11 9 12 10`
V	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 0`
V	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
V	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
VI	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 0 2 2 0`
VI	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 2 2 2 x`
VI	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 4 6 5 x`
VI	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`10 9 11 9 x x`
VII	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 0 0 2`
VII	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 9 12 x`
VII	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 12 12 x`
VII	Em9	E G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: F#m7b9 – Gmaj9 – F#m7b9 – F#m7b9

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

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

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