Phrygian Riff Progression in F Phrygian for Mandolin

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

Notes: F Gb Ab Bb C Db Eb

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|-10--11--13--15-|
A|-10--11--13--15-|
D|--9--11--13--15-|
G|--9--11--13--14-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 1`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`5 3 3 4`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 4`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`10 10 11 8`
II	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 4 1 2`
II	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 4 4 6`
II	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 2`
II	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 6`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 4`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 6 6 4`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 1 3 4`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 6 3 4`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 3 4 1`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 3 4 6`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 3 4 6`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 6`
V	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`8 10 9 8`
V	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`11 10 6 8`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`1 3 4 1`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`1 3 4 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`6 3 4 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 8 9`
VII	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 1 2`
VII	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 6`
VII	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 11`
VII	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`11 8 9 11`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Fm – Gb – Fm – Fm

E|1---------------------------2---4---1---------------------------|2-------------------1---4---2-------------------1---4---2-------|
A|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|1-----------3---4-----------1-----------3---4-----------1-------|
D|3-------1---4---6-------------------3-------1---4---6-----------|4---3---6-------------------4---3---6-------------------4---3---|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|

E|1---------------------------2---4---1---------------------------|1---------------------------2---4---1---------------------------|
A|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|3-------1---4---6-------------------3-------1---4---6-----------|3-------1---4---6-------------------3-------1---4---6-----------|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 4`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`5 1 3 4`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 6 4`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`5 6 6 4`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 4 1`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 4 6`
III	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 1 3 2`
III	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 4 3 2`
III	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 4 3 4`
III	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`8 6 9 8`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 4 1`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 4 4`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`3 3 4 4`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 6 8 9`
V	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 6`
V	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 11`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`10 10 11 8`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`10 10 11 13`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`6 4 4 6`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 2`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`6 4 1 2`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Fm7 – Gbmaj7 – Fm7 – Fm7

E|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|1-----------------------1---4---6---1-----------------------1---|
A|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|4---------------1---4---------------4---------------1---4-------|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|3-------3---6-----------------------3-------3---6---------------|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|3---6-------------------------------3---6-----------------------|

E|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|
A|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 6 9 8`
I	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`8 6 9 8`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 2`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 x`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 4`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 4`
III	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 x`
III	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 2`
III	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 1 2`
III	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 3 2`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 3 3 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`3 3 3 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`3 3 3 4`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 4`
V	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
V	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 2`
V	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 x`
V	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 1`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 1`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 1 4 x`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 2`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 4 1`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 1 1`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Fm7b9 – Gbmaj9 – Fm7b9 – Fm7b9

E|8-------------------8---11--8-------------------8---11--8-------|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|
A|9-------6---9---11----------9-------6---9---11----------9-------|1-------------------3---6-----------1-------------------3---6---|
D|6---10----------------------6---10----------------------6---10--|3-------1---4---6-------------------3-------1---4---6-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

E|8-------------------8---11--8-------------------8---11--8-------|8-------------------8---11--8-------------------8---11--8-------|
A|9-------6---9---11----------9-------6---9---11----------9-------|9-------6---9---11----------9-------6---9---11----------9-------|
D|6---10----------------------6---10----------------------6---10--|6---10----------------------6---10----------------------6---10--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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