Phrygian Riff Progression in A Phrygian for Ukulele

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

Notes: A Bb C D E F G

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|--9--10--12-|
E|--9--10--12-|
C|-10--12--13-|
G|-10--12--13-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am	A C E	`2 0 0 0`
I	Am	A C E	`2 0 0 3`
I	Am	A C E	`5 4 0 0`
I	Am	A C E	`5 4 5 0`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`3 2 1 1`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`3 5 6 5`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`7 5 6 5`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`10 10 10 8`
III	C	C E G	`0 0 0 3`
III	C	C E G	`0 4 0 3`
III	C	C E G	`5 4 3 3`
III	C	C E G	`5 7 8 7`
IV	Dm	D F A	`2 2 1 0`
IV	Dm	D F A	`7 5 5 5`
IV	Dm	D F A	`7 5 5 8`
IV	Dm	D F A	`10 9 5 5`
V	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 0 1`
V	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 3 1`
V	Edim	E G Bb	`0 4 0 1`
V	Edim	E G Bb	`0 4 3 1`
VI	F	F A C	`2 0 1 0`
VI	F	F A C	`5 5 5 3`
VI	F	F A C	`5 5 5 8`
VI	F	F A C	`5 9 5 8`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`3 7 6 5`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`7 7 6 5`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`3 7 3 5`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`12 10 10 10`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Am – Bb – Am – Am

A|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|
E|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---|
C|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
G|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|

A|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|
E|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|
C|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|
G|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 0`
I	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 x`
I	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 3`
I	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 3 0`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`2 2 1 0`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 2 1 0`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`2 2 1 1`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`2 2 1 x`
III	C7	C E G Bb	`0 0 0 1`
III	C7	C E G Bb	`x 0 0 1`
III	C7	C E G Bb	`0 0 3 1`
III	C7	C E G Bb	`3 0 0 1`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 1 0`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 0`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 3`
V	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 1`
V	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 x`
V	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 2 0 1`
V	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 3 1`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 0 0 0`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 0 0 0`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 0 0 x`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 0 0 3`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 2 1 1`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 2 1 x`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 2 1 1`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 2 1 1`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Am7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Am7

A|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|0-----------3---5---0-----------3---5---0-----------3---5---0---|
E|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---|
C|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|

A|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|
E|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|
C|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 0 0 1`
I	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 0 0 1`
I	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`2 0 3 1`
I	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`3 0 3 0`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 1 0`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 1 1`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 1 1`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 1 x`
III	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 0 1`
III	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 0 x`
III	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 2 0 1`
III	C9	C E G Bb D	`3 2 0 3`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 0 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`2 2 0 x`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 0 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`2 0 0 x`
V	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 2 1 1`
V	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 2 1 x`
V	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x 2 1 1`
V	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`3 2 1 x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 0 0 0`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 0 0 x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 0 1 x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`2 0 3 x`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 2 1 0`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 2 1 0`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`2 2 1 1`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`2 2 1 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Am7b9 – Bbmaj9 – Am7b9 – Am7b9

A|1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1---|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|
E|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|1-------3-----------1-------3-----------1-------3-----------1---|
C|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1---|1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1---|
E|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|
C|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

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