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the phrygian mode
the fifth note of the natural minor scale

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the phrygian mode is the mode based on the fifth note of the natural minor scale.
the b phrygian scale looks like this (standard notation and one-string tab):

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the scale box for the phrygian mode looks like this:



to play this scale as the b phrygian mode, play the box with the first note at the seventh fret. this scale box has a pattern identical to the phrygian mode of the major scale, but the root and fifth appear in different places.

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