Phrygian Riff Progression in B Phrygian for Mandolin

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

Notes: B C D E F# G A

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--4---5---7---9-|
A|--4---5---7---9-|
D|--3---5---7---9-|
G|--3---5---7---8-|

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bm – C – Bm – Bm

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

E|2-----------------------2---5---7---2-----------------------2---|2-----------------------2---5---7---2-----------------------2---|
A|5---------------2---5---------------5---------------2---5-------|5---------------2---5---------------5---------------2---5-------|
D|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|
G|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`4 4 5 5`
II	Cmaj7	C E G B	`9 9 10 7`
II	Cmaj7	C E G B	`9 9 10 12`
III	D7	D F# A C	`2 0 3 2`
III	D7	D F# A C	`x 0 3 2`
III	D7	D F# A C	`5 0 0 5`
III	D7	D F# A C	`5 0 3 2`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 2 3`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`4 0 2 3`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 5 3`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`4 5 5 3`
V	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`2 2 3 0`
V	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`2 2 3 5`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
VII	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 3 0`
VII	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 3 3`
VII	Am7	A C E G	`2 2 3 3`
VII	Am7	A C E G	`5 5 7 8`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Bm7

E|2-----------------------0---3---5---2-----------------------0---|7-----------------------7---10--12--7-----------------------7---|
A|0---------------0---3---------------0---------------0---3-------|10--------------7---10--------------10--------------7---10------|
D|0-------2---5-----------------------0-------2---5---------------|9-------9---12----------------------9-------9---12--------------|
G|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|9---12------------------------------9---12----------------------|

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 0 3 2`
I	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`2 0 3 2`
II	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 0 2 0`
II	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 0 2 x`
II	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 0 2 0`
II	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 0 3 x`
III	D9	D F# A C E	`x 0 0 0`
III	D9	D F# A C E	`x 2 0 2`
III	D9	D F# A C E	`x 0 3 0`
III	D9	D F# A C E	`2 0 3 0`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 0 2 2`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 0 2 2`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 4 2 x`
V	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 0 2`
V	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 0 x`
V	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 2 0 3`
V	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 3 2`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 0 x`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 0 2`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 0 0 2`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`2 0 2 2`
VII	Am9	A C E G B	`0 2 2 x`
VII	Am9	A C E G B	`2 2 2 x`
VII	Am9	A C E G B	`2 2 2 3`
VII	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 2 3`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bm7b9 – Cmaj9 – Bm7b9 – Bm7b9

E|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|0---------------------------2---3---0---------------------------|
A|3-------0---3---5-----------3-------0---3---5-----------3-------|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0-------0---4---5-------------------0-------0---4---5-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

E|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
A|3-------0---3---5-----------3-------0---3---5-----------3-------|3-------0---3---5-----------3-------0---3---5-----------3-------|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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