Phrygian Riff Progression in E Phrygian for Ukulele

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

Notes: E F G A B C D

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|--4---5---7-|
E|--4---5---7-|
C|--5---7---8-|
G|--5---7---8-|

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Em – F – Em – Em

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 2`
I	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 x`
I	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 0 2`
I	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 3 2`
II	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 0 0 0`
II	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 0 0 0`
II	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 0 0 x`
II	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 0 0 3`
III	G7	G B D F	`0 2 1 2`
III	G7	G B D F	`0 2 1 x`
III	G7	G B D F	`x 2 1 2`
III	G7	G B D F	`4 2 1 2`
IV	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 0`
IV	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 x`
IV	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 3`
IV	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 3 0`
V	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 2 1 0`
V	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 1 0`
V	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 2 1 2`
V	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 2 1 x`
VI	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 0 0 2`
VI	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 0 0 2`
VI	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 0 3 2`
VI	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 0 3 2`
VII	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 1 0`
VII	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 0`
VII	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 x`
VII	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 3`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Em7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Em7

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Em7b9	E G B D F	`0 2 1 2`
I	Em7b9	E G B D F	`0 2 1 x`
I	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 2 1 2`
I	Em7b9	E G B D F	`0 4 1 x`
II	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 0 0 0`
II	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 0 0 x`
II	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 0 1 x`
II	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`2 0 3 x`
III	G9	G B D F A	`0 2 1 0`
III	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 1 0`
III	G9	G B D F A	`2 2 1 2`
III	G9	G B D F A	`2 2 1 x`
IV	Am9	A C E G B	`0 0 0 2`
IV	Am9	A C E G B	`x 0 0 2`
IV	Am9	A C E G B	`2 0 3 2`
IV	Am9	A C E G B	`x 0 3 2`
V	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 1 0`
V	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 0 1 2`
V	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 0 1 x`
V	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 1 2`
VI	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 2 0 2`
VI	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 2 0 x`
VI	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 2 0 2`
VI	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 2 0 3`
VII	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 0 0`
VII	Dm9	D F A C E	`2 2 0 x`
VII	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 0 0`
VII	Dm9	D F A C E	`2 0 0 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Em7b9 – Fmaj9 – Em7b9 – Em7b9

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

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