Phrygian Riff Progression in A Phrygian for Mandolin

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

Notes: A Bb C D E F G

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--2---3---5---7-|
A|--2---3---5---7-|
D|--1---3---5---7-|
G|--1---3---5---6-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am	A C E	`2 2 3 0`
I	Am	A C E	`2 2 3 5`
I	Am	A C E	`5 2 3 5`
I	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`3 0 1 1`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`3 3 5 6`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`7 8 8 6`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`7 3 5 6`
III	C	C E G	`0 2 3 0`
III	C	C E G	`0 2 3 3`
III	C	C E G	`5 2 3 3`
III	C	C E G	`5 5 7 8`
IV	Dm	D F A	`2 0 0 1`
IV	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 5`
IV	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 10`
IV	Dm	D F A	`10 7 8 10`
V	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 1 0`
V	Edim	E G Bb	`15 14 10 12`
VI	F	F A C	`5 3 0 1`
VI	F	F A C	`5 3 3 5`
VI	F	F A C	`2 3 3 1`
VI	F	F A C	`2 3 3 5`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 3`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 1 3`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`3 0 1 3`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`7 5 5 6`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Am – Bb – Am – Am

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

E|0-----------------------0---3---5---0-----------------------0---|0-----------------------0---3---5---0-----------------------0---|
A|3---------------0---3---------------3---------------0---3-------|3---------------0---3---------------3---------------0---3-------|
D|2-------2---5-----------------------2-------2---5---------------|2-------2---5-----------------------2-------2---5---------------|
G|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 3 0`
I	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 3 3`
I	Am7	A C E G	`2 2 3 3`
I	Am7	A C E G	`5 5 7 8`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`7 7 8 5`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`7 7 8 10`
III	C7	C E G Bb	`5 5 3 6`
III	C7	C E G Bb	`5 5 7 6`
III	C7	C E G Bb	`5 8 7 6`
III	C7	C E G Bb	`5 8 7 8`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`5 3 3 5`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`2 3 3 1`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`5 3 0 1`
V	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 0 1 3`
V	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`12 12 13 10`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 2 3 0`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 2 3 5`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 1 1`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 3 5 6`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`7 3 5 6`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 5 8 6`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Am7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Am7

E|0---------------------------1---3---0---------------------------|5-----------------------5---8---10--5-----------------------5---|
A|3-------------------1---5-----------3-------------------1---5---|8---------------5---8---------------8---------------5---8-------|
D|2-------0---3---5-------------------2-------0---3---5-----------|7-------7---10----------------------7-------7---10--------------|
G|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|7---10------------------------------7---10----------------------|

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 10 13 12`
I	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`12 10 13 12`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`3 0 3 x`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 3 1`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 3 x`
III	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 0 1 0`
III	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
III	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 0 1 0`
III	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 0 3 x`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 0 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 0 1`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 3 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 3 0 0`
V	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 0 1 1`
V	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x 0 1 1`
V	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x 2 1 1`
V	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 3 1 x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 0 1`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 0 x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 3 0 3`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 2 0 3`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 0 x`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 0 1`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 0 1`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`2 0 1 1`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Am7b9 – Bbmaj9 – Am7b9 – Am7b9

E|12------------------12--15--12------------------12--15--12------|------------------------1---5---------------------------1---5---|
A|13------10--13--15----------13------10--13--15----------13------|3-----------0---1---5-----------3-----------0---1---5-----------|
D|10--14----------------------10--14----------------------10--14--|0---0---3-----------------------0---0---3-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-------------------------------3-------------------------------|

E|12------------------12--15--12------------------12--15--12------|12------------------12--15--12------------------12--15--12------|
A|13------10--13--15----------13------10--13--15----------13------|13------10--13--15----------13------10--13--15----------13------|
D|10--14----------------------10--14----------------------10--14--|10--14----------------------10--14----------------------10--14--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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