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