Phrygian Riff Progression in G#/Ab Phrygian for Mandolin

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

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

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--1---2---4---6-|
A|--1---2---4---6-|
D|--0---2---4---6-|
G|--0---2---4---5-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`1 1 2 4`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`4 1 2 4`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`8 6 6 7`
II	A	A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
II	A	A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
II	A	A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
II	A	A C# E	`9 7 4 5`
III	B	B D# F#	`4 1 2 2`
III	B	B D# F#	`4 4 6 7`
III	B	B D# F#	`8 9 9 7`
III	B	B D# F#	`8 4 6 7`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`9 6 7 9`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`9 11 11 9`
V	D#dim	D# F# A	`11 13 12 11`
V	D#dim	D# F# A	`14 13 9 11`
VI	E	E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
VI	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
VI	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 4`
VI	E	E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`6 4 4 5`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 5`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: G#m – A – G#m – G#m

E|4---------------------------5---7---4---------------------------|5---------------------------4---5---5---------------------------|
A|6-------------------6---9-----------6-------------------6---9---|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
D|6-------4---7---9-------------------6-------4---7---9-----------|2-------2---6---7-------------------2-------2---6---7-----------|
G|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

E|4---------------------------5---7---4---------------------------|4---------------------------5---7---4---------------------------|
A|6-------------------6---9-----------6-------------------6---9---|6-------------------6---9-----------6-------------------6---9---|
D|6-------4---7---9-------------------6-------4---7---9-----------|6-------4---7---9-------------------6-------4---7---9-----------|
G|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`1 1 2 2`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 4 6 7`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`8 4 6 7`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 6 9 7`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
III	B7	B D# F# A	`4 4 2 5`
III	B7	B D# F# A	`4 4 6 5`
III	B7	B D# F# A	`4 7 6 5`
III	B7	B D# F# A	`4 7 6 7`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 7`
V	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
V	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`11 11 12 14`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`1 1 2 4`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`13 13 14 11`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 7 5`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 7 7 5`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: G#m7 – Amaj7 – G#m7 – G#m7

E|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|4-----------------------4---7---9---4-----------------------4---|
A|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|7---------------4---7---------------7---------------4---7-------|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|6-------6---9-----------------------6-------6---9---------------|
G|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 9 12 11`
I	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`11 9 12 11`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`1 2 2 x`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`2 2 2 x`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 2 0 4`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 2 0 x`
III	B9	B D# F# A C#	`4 1 4 x`
III	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 4 2`
III	B9	B D# F# A C#	`2 1 4 2`
III	B9	B D# F# A C#	`2 1 4 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`1 1 2 0`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 2 0`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`1 1 2 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`4 1 4 0`
V	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 1 0 0`
V	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 0 2`
V	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 1 4 0`
V	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 4 0 0`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`1 1 2 2`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 1 2 2`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 2 2 2`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 2 0`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 2 0 2`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 2 0 x`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 0 4`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 0 4`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: G#m7b9 – Amaj9 – G#m7b9 – G#m7b9

E|11------------------11--14--11------------------11--14--11------|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|
A|12------9---12--14----------12------9---12--14----------12------|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|
D|9---13----------------------9---13----------------------9---13--|2-------1---4---6-------------------2-------1---4---6-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|

E|11------------------11--14--11------------------11--14--11------|11------------------11--14--11------------------11--14--11------|
A|12------9---12--14----------12------9---12--14----------12------|12------9---12--14----------12------9---12--14----------12------|
D|9---13----------------------9---13----------------------9---13--|9---13----------------------9---13----------------------9---13--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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