Phrygian Riff Progression in A#/Bb Phrygian for Mandolin

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

Notes: Bb B Db Eb F Gb Ab

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--3---4---6---8-|
A|--3---4---6---8-|
D|--2---4---6---8-|
G|--2---4---6---7-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 3 4 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 3 4 6`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 3 4 6`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 6`
II	B	B Eb Gb	`4 1 2 2`
II	B	B Eb Gb	`4 4 6 7`
II	B	B Eb Gb	`8 9 9 7`
II	B	B Eb Gb	`8 4 6 7`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`1 3 4 1`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`1 3 4 4`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`6 3 4 4`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 8 9`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 1 2`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 6`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 11`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`11 8 9 11`
V	Fdim	F Ab B	`1 3 2 1`
V	Fdim	F Ab B	`16 15 11 13`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 4 1 2`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 4 4 6`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 2`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 6`
VII	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 6 6 4`
VII	Abm	Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 4`
VII	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 1 2 4`
VII	Abm	Ab B Eb	`8 6 6 7`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bbm – B – Bbm – Bbm

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

E|1-----------------------1---4---6---1-----------------------1---|1-----------------------1---4---6---1-----------------------1---|
A|4---------------1---4---------------4---------------1---4-------|4---------------1---4---------------4---------------1---4-------|
D|3-------3---6-----------------------3-------3---6---------------|3-------3---6-----------------------3-------3---6---------------|
G|3---6-------------------------------3---6-----------------------|3---6-------------------------------3---6-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 4 1`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 4 4`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`3 3 4 4`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 6 8 9`
II	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 6`
II	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 11`
III	Db7	Db F Ab B	`6 6 4 7`
III	Db7	Db F Ab B	`6 6 8 7`
III	Db7	Db F Ab B	`6 9 8 7`
III	Db7	Db F Ab B	`6 9 8 9`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`6 4 4 6`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 2`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`6 4 1 2`
V	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 4`
V	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`13 13 14 11`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 4 1`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 4 6`
VII	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`1 1 2 2`
VII	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 4 6 7`
VII	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`8 4 6 7`
VII	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 6 9 7`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – Bbm7

E|1---------------------------2---4---1---------------------------|6-----------------------6---9---11--6-----------------------6---|
A|4-------------------2---6-----------4-------------------2---6---|9---------------6---9---------------9---------------6---9-------|
D|3-------1---4---6-------------------3-------1---4---6-----------|8-------8---11----------------------8-------8---11--------------|
G|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|8---11------------------------------8---11----------------------|

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 11 14 13`
I	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`13 11 14 13`
II	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`4 1 4 x`
II	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
II	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 2`
II	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 x`
III	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 1`
III	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 x`
III	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 2 1`
III	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 1 4 x`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 2`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 4 1`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 1 1`
V	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`1 1 2 2`
V	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 2 2`
V	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 3 2 2`
V	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`1 4 2 x`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 2`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 x`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 4`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 4`
VII	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 x`
VII	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 2`
VII	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 1 2`
VII	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 2 2`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bbm7b9 – Bmaj9 – Bbm7b9 – Bbm7b9

E|13------------------13--16--13------------------13--16--13------|------------------------2---6---------------------------2---6---|
A|14------11--14--16----------14------11--14--16----------14------|4-----------1---2---6-----------4-----------1---2---6-----------|
D|11--15----------------------11--15----------------------11--15--|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|4-------------------------------4-------------------------------|

E|13------------------13--16--13------------------13--16--13------|13------------------13--16--13------------------13--16--13------|
A|14------11--14--16----------14------11--14--16----------14------|14------11--14--16----------14------11--14--16----------14------|
D|11--15----------------------11--15----------------------11--15--|11--15----------------------11--15----------------------11--15--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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