PHRYGIAN MODE - SONG CONSTRUCTION

 

 

IONIAN

DORIAN

PHRYGIAN

LYDIAN

MIXOLYD.

AOLEON

LOCRIAN

 

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

 

(Major)

(Minor)

(Minor)

(Major)

(Major - Dom7)

(Minor)

(Minor - Dim5)

A

A

B

C#/Db

D

E

F#/Gb

G#Ab

A#/Bb

A#/Bb

C

D

D#/Eb

F

G

A

B

B

C#/Db

D#/Eb

E

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

C

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C#(/Db

C#Db

D#/Eb

F

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

C

D

D

E

F#/Gb

G

A

B

C#/Db

D#/Eb

D#Eb

F

G

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

C

D

E

E

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

A

B

C#/Db

D#/Eb

F

F

G

A

A#/Bb

C

D

E

F#/Gb

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

B

C#/Db

D#/Eb

F

G

G

A

B

C

D

E

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

C

C#/Db

D#/Eb

F

G

 

Suppose I wanted to play a song in the key of C-Phrygian, I'll first look under the "Phrygian" column for C...and then write out the C-Phrygian scale: C - C# - D# - F - G - G# - A#

Next I'll make a list of all chords in this scale...

 

C C# D# F G G# A#
(Minor) (Major) major (dom7) (Minor) Minor (dim/m7b5) (Major) (Minor)
I II III IV V VI VII

 

So we have determined that in the key of C-Phrygian, we have the following chords:

  • C minor
  • C# major
  • D# dom7
  • F minor
  • G dim
  • G# major
  • A# minor

 

Now just use any chord progression. Lets use the same chord progression that we used in the previous chapter:

I - III - IV - I - IV - I - V - I

This will give us...

Cminor - D#dom7 - Fminor - Cminor - Fminor - Cminor - Gdim - Cminor

 

AND THERE IS YOUR SONG IN THE KEY OF C-PHRYGIAN!!!

If you want to solo over it, then just use the C-Phrygian scale!