Scales » C Phrygian

Construction

Third degree of the diatonic scale. This Phrygian scale is constructed by starting with the root note of C and following a the sequence of steps: H W W W H W W. The 'W' (whole step) means to skip a note, and the 'H' (half step), means to pick the very next note. The final step in the sequence will always end at the root note (one octave higher).

Here is this process represented visually:

Primary Triads

CmTonic

C#Supertonic

D#Mediant

FmSubdominant

GdimDominant

G#Submediant

BbmSubtonic

All Chords By Type

Chords that are compatible with this scale.

Chord Type	Chords
7th Suspended Four Flat 9th	C7sus4b9
7th Suspended Fourth	Bb7sus, F7sus, D#7sus, C7sus
7th Suspended Second	Bb7sus2, F7sus2, D#7sus2
Added 9th	G#add9, D#add9, C#add9
Diminished	Gdim
Dominant 6th	D#7(6)
Dominant 7th	D#7
Dominant 9th	D#9
Dominant Eleventh	D#11
Dominant Thirteenth	D#13
Half-Diminished 7th	Gm7(b5)
Major	G#, D#, C#
Major 2nd	G#2, D#2, C#2
Major 6th	G#M6, D#M6, C#M6
Major 7th	G#M7, C#M7
Major 7th Flat Fifth	C#Maj7b5
Major 9th	G#M9, C#M9
Major 9th Flat Fifth	C#Maj9b5
Major Added 11th	G#add11, D#add11
Major Eleventh	G#M11
Major Thirteenth	G#M13
Minor	Bbm, Fm, Cm
Minor 2nd	Bbm2, Fm2
Minor 6th	Bbm6
Minor 7th	Bbm7, Fm7, Cm7
Minor 7th Flat Thirteenth	Fm7b13, Cm7b13
Minor 9th	Bbm9, Fm9
Minor Added 11th	Bbmadd11, Fmadd11, Cmadd11
Minor Added 9th	Bbmadd9, Fmadd9
Minor Eleventh	Bbm11, Fm11
Minor Eleventh Flat Nine	Cm11b9
Minor Six-Nine	Bbm6/9
Minor Thirteenth	Bbm13
Powerchord	Bb5, G#5, F5, D#5, C#5, C5
Six-Nine	G#6/9, D#6/9, C#6/9
Suspended Fourth	Bbsus, G#sus, Fsus, D#sus, Csus
Suspended Second	Bbsus2, G#sus2, Fsus2, D#sus2, C#sus2

Related Items

Triads Charts

Printable list of charts of all
C Phrygian Triads

View chord chart collection

Extended Chords Charts

Printable list of charts of all
C Phrygian Extended Chords

View chord chart collection

Scale Charts

Printable list of scale charts for in this scale and tuning.

View all related scale charts