Phrygian Riff Progression in F Phrygian for Ukulele

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

Notes: F Gb Ab Bb C Db Eb

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|--5---6---8-|
E|--5---6---8-|
C|--6---8---9-|
G|--6---8---9-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 4 3`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`5 5 4 3`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 1 3`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`10 8 8 8`
II	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 1`
II	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 6 6 4`
II	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 6 6 9`
II	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 10 6 9`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 3 4 3`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 6`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 11`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 1 1`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 6 1`
V	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 0 2 x`
V	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 3`
V	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 x`
V	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 2 3`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`1 1 1 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`1 5 1 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`6 5 4 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`6 8 9 8`
VII	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 1`
VII	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 6 6 6`
VII	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 6 6 9`
VII	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`11 10 6 6`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Fm – Gb – Fm – Fm

A|3-------3---6---3-------3---6---3-------3---6---3-------3---6---|1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1---|
E|4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------|2-------4-----------2-------4-----------2-------4-----------2---|
C|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
G|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|

A|3-------3---6---3-------3---6---3-------3---6---3-------3---6---|3-------3---6---3-------3---6---3-------3---6---3-------3---6---|
E|4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------|4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------|
C|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
G|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 x`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`
III	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 0 2 x`
III	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 0 2 3`
III	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 3`
III	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 4`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 4 1`
V	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 0 2 1`
V	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 1`
V	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 3`
V	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 3`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 1 1 3`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 1 1 3`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 1`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 1`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 x`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 4`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Fm7 – Gbmaj7 – Fm7 – Fm7

A|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1---|
E|1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
C|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|
E|1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---|1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---|
C|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`1 0 2 x`
I	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 3`
I	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 x`
I	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 3`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 2 x`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`3 1 4 x`
III	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 0 2 1`
III	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 0 2 1`
III	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 x`
III	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 3 2 1`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 1`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 0 1 1`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`3 0 1 x`
V	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 1`
V	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 3`
V	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 x`
V	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 3`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 4`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 1 x`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 1`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Fm7b9 – Gbmaj9 – Fm7b9 – Fm7b9

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

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

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