Phrygian Riff Progression in B Phrygian for Ukulele

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

Notes: B C D E F# G A

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|-11--12--14-|
E|-11--12--14-|
C|-12--14--15-|
G|-12--14--15-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm	B D F#	`4 2 2 2`
I	Bm	B D F#	`4 2 2 5`
I	Bm	B D F#	`7 6 2 2`
I	Bm	B D F#	`7 6 7 2`
II	C	C E G	`0 0 0 3`
II	C	C E G	`0 4 0 3`
II	C	C E G	`5 4 3 3`
II	C	C E G	`5 7 8 7`
III	D	D F# A	`2 2 2 0`
III	D	D F# A	`2 2 2 5`
III	D	D F# A	`2 6 2 5`
III	D	D F# A	`7 6 5 5`
IV	Em	E G B	`0 4 3 2`
IV	Em	E G B	`4 4 3 2`
IV	Em	E G B	`0 4 0 2`
IV	Em	E G B	`9 7 7 7`
V	F#dim	F# A C	`2 0 2 0`
V	F#dim	F# A C	`2 0 2 x`
V	F#dim	F# A C	`x 0 2 0`
V	F#dim	F# A C	`2 0 x x`
VI	G	G B D	`0 2 3 2`
VI	G	G B D	`4 2 3 2`
VI	G	G B D	`7 7 7 5`
VI	G	G B D	`7 7 7 10`
VII	Am	A C E	`2 0 0 0`
VII	Am	A C E	`2 0 0 3`
VII	Am	A C E	`5 4 0 0`
VII	Am	A C E	`5 4 5 0`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bm – C – Bm – Bm

A|2-----------3---5---2-----------3---5---2-----------3---5---2---|3-----------2---3---3-----------2---3---3-----------2---3---3---|
E|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|
C|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|
G|4-------------------4-------------------4-------------------4---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

A|2-----------3---5---2-----------3---5---2-----------3---5---2---|2-----------3---5---2-----------3---5---2-----------3---5---2---|
E|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|
C|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|
G|4-------------------4-------------------4-------------------4---|4-------------------4-------------------4-------------------4---|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 0`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 x`
II	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 0 0 2`
II	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 0 0 2`
II	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 0 3 2`
II	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 0 3 2`
III	D7	D F# A C	`2 0 2 0`
III	D7	D F# A C	`2 0 2 x`
III	D7	D F# A C	`x 0 2 0`
III	D7	D F# A C	`2 0 2 3`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 2`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 x`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 0 2`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 3 2`
V	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 0 0 0`
V	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`2 0 0 0`
V	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`2 0 0 x`
V	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`2 0 0 3`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 2 2 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 2 2 x`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 2 2 2`
VII	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 0`
VII	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 x`
VII	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 3`
VII	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 3 0`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Bm7

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`2 0 2 2`
I	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`2 0 2 x`
I	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 0 2 0`
I	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 0 2 2`
II	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 2 0 2`
II	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 2 0 x`
II	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 2 0 2`
II	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 2 0 3`
III	D9	D F# A C E	`x 0 0 0`
III	D9	D F# A C E	`2 2 0 x`
III	D9	D F# A C E	`x 2 0 0`
III	D9	D F# A C E	`2 0 0 x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 2 2`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 2 x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 4 2 x`
V	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 0 0 0`
V	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 0 0 x`
V	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 0 2 x`
V	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`2 0 3 x`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 2 2 0`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`2 2 2 x`
VII	Am9	A C E G B	`0 0 0 2`
VII	Am9	A C E G B	`x 0 0 2`
VII	Am9	A C E G B	`2 0 3 2`
VII	Am9	A C E G B	`x 0 3 2`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Bm7b9 – Cmaj9 – Bm7b9 – Bm7b9

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

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

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