C#/Db Phrygian Ukulele Scale, Chords & Progressions

The C#/Db Phrygian scale on ukulele (C sharp / D flat phrygian): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

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

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Basic Chords

Scale shapes

4NPS - Third Position

A|--4---6---7---9--11--13--14-|
E|--4---6---8---9-------------|
C|--7---9--10--12-------------|
G|--9--11--12--14-------------|

4NPS - Fourth Position

A|--6---7---9--11--13--14-|
E|--6---8---9--11---------|
C|--9--10--12--14---------|
G|-11--12--14-------------|

4NPS - Fifth Position

A|--9--11--13--14-|
E|--8---9--11--13-|
C|-10--12--14-----|
G|-12--14---------|

Chords

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

Arpeggios

Chords: C#m – D – E – F#m – G#dim – A – Bm

A|7-----------5---7-------------------7-----------5---7-----------|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
E|4-------7-----------9---7-----------4-------7-----------9---7---|0---4-------4---0---0---4-------4---0---0---4-------4---0---0---|
C|4---8-----------------------8---4---4---8-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|7-----------5---7---4---------------7-----------5---7---4-------|4-------4---7---5---------------4-------4---7---5---------------|
E|4---4---7---------------7---4-------4---4---7---------------7---|5---5---------------7---4-------5---5---------------7---4-------|
C|4-------------------------------4---4---------------------------|6---------------------------6---6---------------------------6---|
G|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|11------------------------------11------------------------------|

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

A|5-----------4---5-------------------5-----------4---5-----------|
E|2-------5-----------7---5-----------2-------5-----------7---5---|
C|2---6-----------------------6---2---2---6-----------------------|
G|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|

Walks

Chords: C#m – D – E – F#m – G#dim – A – Bm

A|--------------------------------5-------------------------------|----------------2-------4-----------------------2-------4-------|
E|----------------7-------9-----------9-------7-------------------|0-------4-----------------------0-------4-----------------------|
C|4-------8-----------------------------------------------8-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------4-------5---4---------------------------|----------------4-------5-------7---5-------4-------------------|
E|--------4-------7---------------------------7-----------4-------|--------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|
C|4---------------------------------------------------------------|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

A|--------------------------------4-------------------------------|
E|----------------5-------7-----------7-------5-------------------|
C|2-------6-----------------------------------------------6-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`1 1 0 2`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 1 0 2`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 1 0 2`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 1 0 4`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 0`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 1 2 0`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 x`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 4`
III	E7	E G# B D	`1 2 0 2`
III	E7	E G# B D	`1 2 0 x`
III	E7	E G# B D	`x 2 0 2`
III	E7	E G# B D	`4 2 0 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 1 0 0`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 0`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 x`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 4`
V	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`1 2 2 2`
V	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`1 2 2 x`
V	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
V	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`4 2 2 2`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`1 1 0 0`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`1 1 0 x`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`1 1 0 4`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`1 1 4 0`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 0`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`1 2 0 2`
I	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`4 2 0 4`
I	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`4 2 4 4`
I	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`4 1 0 5`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`2 2 0 4`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`2 4 2 4`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`2 1 0 5`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`6 2 0 0`
III	E9	E G# B D F#	`1 2 2 2`
III	E9	E G# B D F#	`1 4 2 5`
III	E9	E G# B D F#	`4 4 2 5`
III	E9	E G# B D F#	`1 6 0 5`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 1 0 0`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 4 2 0`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 4 2 4`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`2 4 4 4`
V	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`1 2 2 0`
V	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
V	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`4 2 2 0`
V	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`4 6 4 0`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`1 1 0 2`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 1 4 0`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 4 4 0`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`2 1 4 2`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 1 2 2`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`4 1 2 0`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 2 2 4`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 1 2 5`

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