Learn the A♭ Phrygian scale — notes, intervals, chords, modes, and more.
The A♭ Phrygian scale contains the following notes:
A♭ – B♭♭ – C♭ – D♭ – E♭ – F♭ – G♭The scale degrees of the A♭ Phrygian scale are:
1, ♭2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6, ♭7| Scale Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | A♭ |
| ♭2 | B♭♭ |
| ♭3 | C♭ |
| 4 | D♭ |
| 5 | E♭ |
| ♭6 | F♭ |
| ♭7 | G♭ |
The A♭ Phrygian scale uses the interval pattern H, W, W, W, H, W, W
| From | To | Step |
|---|---|---|
| A♭ | B♭♭ | H |
| B♭♭ | C♭ | W |
| C♭ | D♭ | W |
| D♭ | E♭ | W |
| E♭ | F♭ | H |
| F♭ | G♭ | W |
| G♭ | A♭ | W |
| Scale Degree | Note | Interval from A♭ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A♭ | Perfect Unison |
| ♭2 | B♭♭ | Minor 2nd |
| ♭3 | C♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | D♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | E♭ | Perfect 5th |
| ♭6 | F♭ | Minor 6th |
| ♭7 | G♭ | Minor 7th |
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i | A♭m | A♭, C♭, E♭ |
| II | B♭♭ | B♭♭, D♭, F♭ |
| III | C♭ | C♭, E♭, G♭ |
| iv | D♭m | D♭, F♭, A♭ |
| v° | E♭dim | E♭, G♭, B♭♭ |
| VI | F♭ | F♭, A♭, C♭ |
| vii | G♭m | G♭, B♭♭, D♭ |
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i7 | A♭m7 | A♭, C♭, E♭, G♭ |
| IImaj7 | B♭♭maj7 | B♭♭, D♭, F♭, A♭ |
| III7 | C♭7 | C♭, E♭, G♭, B♭♭ |
| iv7 | D♭m7 | D♭, F♭, A♭, C♭ |
| vø7 | E♭m7♭5 | E♭, G♭, B♭♭, D♭ |
| VImaj7 | F♭maj7 | F♭, A♭, C♭, E♭ |
| vii7 | G♭m7 | G♭, B♭♭, D♭, F♭ |
The modes of A♭ Phrygian use the same notes but start on different scale degrees.
| Mode | Starting note | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| F♭ Ionian | F♭ | F♭, G♭, A♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭, E♭ |
| G♭ Dorian | G♭ | G♭, A♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭ |
| A♭ Phrygian | A♭ | A♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭ |
| B♭♭ Lydian | B♭♭ | B♭♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭ |
| C♭ Mixolydian | C♭ | C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭, B♭♭ |
| D♭ Aeolian | D♭ | D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭, B♭♭, C♭ |
| E♭ Locrian | E♭ | E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭ |
A♭ Phrygian is the 3rd mode of the F♭ major scale. Both share the same 7 notes — Phrygian starts on the 3rd degree (A♭) instead of the root (F♭).
The only difference is the 2nd degree. A♭ Phrygian has a minor 2nd (B♭♭), while A♭ natural minor has a major 2nd. That flat 2nd is Phrygian's defining characteristic — it gives the scale its distinctively dark, tense sound.