Phrygian Riff Progression in C#/Db Phrygian for Mandolin

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

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

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--6---7---9--11-|
A|--6---7---9--11-|
D|--5---7---9--11-|
G|--5---7---9--10-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`9 6 7 9`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`9 11 11 9`
II	D	D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
II	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
II	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
II	D	D F# A	`7 4 5 5`
III	E	E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
III	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
III	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 4`
III	E	E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`6 4 4 5`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 5`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
V	G#dim	G# B D	`4 6 5 4`
V	G#dim	G# B D	`7 6 2 4`
VI	A	A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
VI	A	A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
VI	A	A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
VI	A	A C# E	`9 7 4 5`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`7 4 5 7`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: C#m – D – C#m – C#m

E|4-----------------------4---7---9---4-----------------------4---|2-----------------------0---4---5---2-----------------------0---|
A|7---------------4---7---------------7---------------4---7-------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|6-------6---9-----------------------6-------6---9---------------|0-------2---6-----------------------0-------2---6---------------|
G|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

E|4-----------------------4---7---9---4-----------------------4---|4-----------------------4---7---9---4-----------------------4---|
A|7---------------4---7---------------7---------------4---7-------|7---------------4---7---------------7---------------4---7-------|
D|6-------6---9-----------------------6-------6---9---------------|6-------6---9-----------------------6-------6---9---------------|
G|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 7`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 11 12 14`
III	E7	E G# B D	`4 2 5 4`
III	E7	E G# B D	`x 2 5 4`
III	E7	E G# B D	`7 2 2 7`
III	E7	E G# B D	`7 2 5 4`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 7 5`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
V	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
V	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`4 4 5 5`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: C#m7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – C#m7

E|4-----------------------2---5---7---4-----------------------2---|9-----------------------9---12--14--9-----------------------9---|
A|2---------------2---5---------------2---------------2---5-------|12--------------9---12--------------12--------------9---12------|
D|2-------4---7-----------------------2-------4---7---------------|11------11--14----------------------11------11--14--------------|
G|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|11--14------------------------------11--14----------------------|

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 2 5 4`
I	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`4 2 5 4`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 0 0`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 0 2`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 4 0`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 4 0 0`
III	E9	E G# B D F#	`1 0 2 2`
III	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 0 2 2`
III	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
III	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 4 2 0`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 2 0 2`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 2 0 x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 0 4`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 0 4`
V	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`1 0 0 x`
V	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`1 0 0 2`
V	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 0 0 2`
V	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`2 0 2 2`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`1 2 2 x`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`2 2 2 x`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 2 0 4`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 2 0 x`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`4 0 4 x`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 4 2`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 0 4 2`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 0 4 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: C#m7b9 – Dmaj9 – C#m7b9 – C#m7b9

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

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

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