Phrygian Riff Progression in F#/Gb Phrygian for Mandolin

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

Notes: F# G A B C# D E

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|-11--12--14--16-|
A|-11--12--14--16-|
D|-10--12--14--16-|
G|-10--12--14--15-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`6 4 4 5`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 5`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
II	G	G B D	`0 0 2 3`
II	G	G B D	`4 5 5 3`
II	G	G B D	`4 0 2 3`
II	G	G B D	`7 5 2 3`
III	A	A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
III	A	A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
III	A	A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
III	A	A C# E	`9 7 4 5`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`7 4 5 7`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7`
V	C#dim	C# E G	`9 11 10 9`
V	C#dim	C# E G	`12 11 7 9`
VI	D	D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
VI	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
VI	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
VI	D	D F# A	`7 4 5 5`
VII	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0`
VII	Em	E G B	`4 2 2 3`
VII	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 3`
VII	Em	E G B	`9 9 10 7`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: F#m – G – F#m – F#m

E|2---------------------------3---5---2---------------------------|3---------------------------2---3---3---------------------------|
A|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
D|4-------2---5---7-------------------4-------2---5---7-----------|0-------0---4---5-------------------0-------0---4---5-----------|
G|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

E|2---------------------------3---5---2---------------------------|2---------------------------3---5---2---------------------------|
A|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
D|4-------2---5---7-------------------4-------2---5---7-----------|4-------2---5---7-------------------4-------2---5---7-----------|
G|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
I	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
I	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 7 5`
I	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
II	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
II	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
III	A7	A C# E G	`2 2 0 3`
III	A7	A C# E G	`2 2 4 3`
III	A7	A C# E G	`2 5 4 3`
III	A7	A C# E G	`2 5 4 5`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`4 4 5 5`
V	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`9 9 10 7`
V	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`9 9 10 12`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 11 12 14`
VII	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 2 3`
VII	Em7	E G B D	`4 0 2 3`
VII	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 5 3`
VII	Em7	E G B D	`4 5 5 3`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: F#m7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – F#m7

E|5---------------------------3---5---5---------------------------|2-----------------------2---5---7---2-----------------------2---|
A|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|5---------------2---5---------------5---------------2---5-------|
D|2-------2---5---7-------------------2-------2---5---7-----------|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|
G|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|

E|5---------------------------3---5---5---------------------------|5---------------------------3---5---5---------------------------|
A|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
D|2-------2---5---7-------------------2-------2---5---7-----------|2-------2---5---7-------------------2-------2---5---7-----------|
G|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 7 10 9`
I	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`9 7 10 9`
II	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 0 x`
II	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 0 2`
II	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 0 0 2`
II	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`2 0 2 2`
III	A9	A C# E G B	`0 2 2 x`
III	A9	A C# E G B	`2 2 2 x`
III	A9	A C# E G B	`2 2 2 3`
III	A9	A C# E G B	`x 2 2 3`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`4 0 4 x`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 4 2`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 0 4 2`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 0 4 x`
V	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 0 2 0`
V	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 0 2 x`
V	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 0 2 0`
V	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 0 2 3`
VI	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 0 0`
VI	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 0 2`
VI	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 4 0`
VI	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 4 0 0`
VII	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 0 2 2`
VII	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 0 2 2`
VII	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
VII	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 4 2 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: F#m7b9 – Gmaj9 – F#m7b9 – F#m7b9

E|9-------------------9---12--9-------------------9---12--9-------|----------------------------2---3-------------------------------|
A|10------7---10--12----------10------7---10--12----------10------|0-------------------2---5-----------0-------------------2---5---|
D|7---11----------------------7---11----------------------7---11--|0-------0---4---5-------------------0-------0---4---5-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

E|9-------------------9---12--9-------------------9---12--9-------|9-------------------9---12--9-------------------9---12--9-------|
A|10------7---10--12----------10------7---10--12----------10------|10------7---10--12----------10------7---10--12----------10------|
D|7---11----------------------7---11----------------------7---11--|7---11----------------------7---11----------------------7---11--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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