Phrygian Riff Progression in G#/Ab Phrygian for Guitar

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

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

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4 4 4`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 4`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 7`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
II	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 0`
II	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
II	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
II	A	A C# E	`5 4 2 2 2 5`
III	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 2`
III	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
III	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
III	B	B D# F#	`7 6 4 4 4 7`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
V	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 6 7 8 7 x`
V	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 13 11 10 11`
V	D#dim	D# F# A	`11 12 13 11 x x`
V	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
VI	E	E G# B	`0 2 2 1 0 0`
VI	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 0`
VI	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
VI	E	E G# B	`x x 2 4 5 4`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2 2 2`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 2`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 5`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: G#m – A – G#m – G#m

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

e|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|
B|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|
G|4-------------------4---8-----------4-------------------4---8---|4-------------------4---8-----------4-------------------4---8---|
D|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|
A|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|
E|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 4`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 x`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 6 4 7 x`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 0`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 x`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x x 2 2 4`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`5 4 2 2 2 4`
III	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 1 2 0 2`
III	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 2`
III	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 x`
III	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 1 2 0 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 4`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 4`
V	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 1 2 2 2`
V	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 7 x`
V	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
V	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`0 2 1 1 0 0`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 2 4 4 4`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 4`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 7`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 2`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 4 2 5 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: G#m7 – Amaj7 – G#m7 – G#m7

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

e|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|
B|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|
G|4-------------------4---8-----------4-------------------4---8---|4-------------------4---8-----------4-------------------4---8---|
D|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|
A|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|
E|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 6 4 7 5`
I	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 6 8 7 5`
I	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 2`
I	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 x`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`5 4 6 4 x x`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`5 7 6 4 x x`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 7 4 5 4`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 7 9 9 7`
III	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 2 1 2 2 2`
III	B9	B D# F# A C#	`7 4 7 4 7 x`
III	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 14 13 14 14 11`
III	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 1 2 2 2`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 6 9 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 9 9 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 11 9 9 9 11`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
V	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 13 11 14 12`
V	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
V	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 2`
V	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 2 4 4 2`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 4 4 4 x`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 6 8 7 x`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`12 11 13 11 x x`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`2 4 2 2 2 4`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`14 11 14 11 14 x`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`14 11 14 14 14 x`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 0`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: G#m7b9 – Amaj9 – G#m7b9 – G#m7b9

e|5-------------------7---5-------------------7---5---------------|--------------------------------5-------------------------------|
B|7-----------7---9-------7-----------7---9-------7-----------7---|------------------------5---9-------------------------------5---|
G|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|4-------------------6---------------4-------------------6-------|
D|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|6-----------6---7-------------------6-----------6---7-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---4---7---------------------------4---4---7-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|5-----------------------------------5---------------------------|

e|5-------------------7---5-------------------7---5---------------|5-------------------7---5-------------------7---5---------------|
B|7-----------7---9-------7-----------7---9-------7-----------7---|7-----------7---9-------7-----------7---9-------7-----------7---|
G|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|
D|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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