Scales ยป G# Phrygian

Construction

Third degree of the diatonic scale. This Phrygian scale is constructed by starting with the root note of G# 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:
G#ABbBCC#DD#EFF#GG#HWWWHWW

Primary Triads

G#mTonic
ASupertonic
BMediant
C#mSubdominant
D#dimDominant
ESubmediant
F#mSubtonic

All Chords By Type

Chords that are compatible with this scale.

Chord TypeChords
7th Suspended Four Flat 9thG#7sus4b9
7th Suspended FourthF#7sus, C#7sus, B7sus, G#7sus
7th Suspended SecondF#7sus2, C#7sus2, B7sus2
Added 9thEadd9, Badd9, Aadd9
DiminishedD#dim
Dominant 6thB7(6)
Dominant 7thB7
Dominant 9thB9
Dominant EleventhB11
Dominant ThirteenthB13
Half-Diminished 7thD#m7(b5)
MajorE, B, A
Major 2ndE2, B2, A2
Major 6thEM6, BM6, AM6
Major 7thEM7, AM7
Major 7th Flat FifthAMaj7b5
Major 9thEM9, AM9
Major 9th Flat FifthAMaj9b5
Major Added 11thEadd11, Badd11
Major EleventhEM11
Major ThirteenthEM13
MinorF#m, C#m, G#m
Minor 2ndF#m2, C#m2
Minor 6thF#m6
Minor 7thF#m7, C#m7, G#m7
Minor 7th Flat ThirteenthC#m7b13, G#m7b13
Minor 9thF#m9, C#m9
Minor Added 11thF#madd11, C#madd11, G#madd11
Minor Added 9thF#madd9, C#madd9
Minor EleventhF#m11, C#m11
Minor Eleventh Flat NineG#m11b9
Minor Six-NineF#m6/9
Minor ThirteenthF#m13
PowerchordF#5, E5, C#5, B5, A5, G#5
Six-NineE6/9, B6/9, A6/9
Suspended FourthF#sus, Esus, C#sus, Bsus, G#sus
Suspended SecondF#sus2, Esus2, C#sus2, Bsus2, Asus2

Related Items

Triads Charts
Printable list of charts of all
G# Phrygian Triads
Extended Chords Charts
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G# Phrygian Extended Chords
Scale Charts
Printable list of scale charts for in this scale and tuning.
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