Phrygian Riff Progression in D Phrygian for Mandolin

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

Notes: D Eb F G A Bb C

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--7---8--10--12-|
A|--7---8--10--12-|
D|--6---8--10--12-|
G|--6---8--10--11-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm	D F A	`2 0 0 1`
I	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 5`
I	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 10`
I	Dm	D F A	`10 7 8 10`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 3`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`0 1 1 3`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 3`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 6`
III	F	F A C	`5 3 0 1`
III	F	F A C	`5 3 3 5`
III	F	F A C	`2 3 3 1`
III	F	F A C	`2 3 3 5`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 3`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 1 3`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`3 0 1 3`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`7 5 5 6`
V	Adim	A C Eb	`5 7 6 5`
V	Adim	A C Eb	`8 7 3 5`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`3 0 1 1`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`3 3 5 6`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`7 8 8 6`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`7 3 5 6`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`5 5 6 3`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`5 5 6 8`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`8 5 6 8`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`8 10 10 8`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Dm – Eb – Dm – Dm

E|1-----------------------1---5---1-----------------------1---5---|3-----------------------1---5---6---3-----------------------1---|
A|0---------------0---3-----------0---------------0---3-----------|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|
D|0-------1---5-------------------0-------1---5-------------------|1-------3---7-----------------------1-------3---7---------------|
G|2---5---------------------------2---5---------------------------|3---7-------------------------------3---7-----------------------|

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm7	D F A C	`5 3 3 5`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`2 3 3 1`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`5 3 0 1`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 0 1 3`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`12 12 13 10`
III	F7	F A C Eb	`5 3 6 5`
III	F7	F A C Eb	`x 3 6 5`
III	F7	F A C Eb	`8 3 3 8`
III	F7	F A C Eb	`8 3 6 5`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 1 1`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 3 5 6`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`7 3 5 6`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 5 8 6`
V	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`5 5 6 3`
V	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`5 5 6 8`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`7 7 8 5`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`7 7 8 10`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 3`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 3`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 6`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`5 5 6 6`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Dm7

E|5-----------------------3---6---8---5-----------------------3---|3---------------------------3---5---3---------------------------|
A|3---------------3---6---------------3---------------3---6-------|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|
D|3-------5---8-----------------------3-------5---8---------------|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|
G|5---8-------------------------------5---8-----------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|

E|5-----------------------3---6---8---5-----------------------3---|5-----------------------3---6---8---5-----------------------3---|
A|3---------------3---6---------------3---------------3---6-------|3---------------3---6---------------3---------------3---6-------|
D|3-------5---8-----------------------3-------5---8---------------|3-------5---8-----------------------3-------5---8---------------|
G|5---8-------------------------------5---8-----------------------|5---8-------------------------------5---8-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 3 6 5`
I	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`5 3 6 5`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 0 1 1`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 0 1 1`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 1 1 1`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 3 1 x`
III	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1`
III	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 0 x`
III	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 3 0 3`
III	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 1 0 3`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 0 x`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 0 1`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 0 1`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`2 0 1 1`
V	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 1 x`
V	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`2 1 1 x`
V	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`3 1 0 3`
V	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`3 1 0 x`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`3 0 3 x`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 3 1`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 3 x`
VII	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
VII	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 0 3 x`
VII	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`3 0 3 3`
VII	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`3 0 3 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Dm7b9 – Ebmaj9 – Dm7b9 – Dm7b9

E|5-------------------5---8---5-------------------5---8---5-------|1---------------------------3---5---1---------------------------|
A|6-------3---6---8-----------6-------3---6---8-----------6-------|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|
D|3---7-----------------------3---7-----------------------3---7---|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|

E|5-------------------5---8---5-------------------5---8---5-------|5-------------------5---8---5-------------------5---8---5-------|
A|6-------3---6---8-----------6-------3---6---8-----------6-------|6-------3---6---8-----------6-------3---6---8-----------6-------|
D|3---7-----------------------3---7-----------------------3---7---|3---7-----------------------3---7-----------------------3---7---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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