Ab Phrygian Mode A♭ · 3rd mode of the major scale

The notes of the A♭ phrygian mode are A♭ · A · C♭ · D♭ · E♭ · F♭ · G♭. The ♭2 gives it a Spanish, flamenco color.

Notes and scale degrees

A♭
1A
b2C♭
b3D♭
4E♭
5F♭
b6G♭
b7

Fretboard diagram (frets 0–24)

Filled blue = root (A♭), white = scale notes. The top line is the 1st (high E) string. On a narrow screen, swipe the fretboard sideways. Above the 12th fret the same pattern repeats an octave higher.

Ab phrygian mode on the guitar fretboard, frets 0–12 — notes A♭ A C♭ D♭ E♭ F♭ G♭ — All on one image — long-press (or right-click) to save it.

Chords in this scale

Degree	Chord	Type
i	A♭m	minor
II	A	major
III	C♭	major
iv	D♭m	minor
v°	E♭dim	diminished
VI	F♭	major
vii	G♭m	minor

Other A♭ scales

A♭ Major Scale A♭ Natural Minor Scale A♭ Major Pentatonic Scale A♭ Minor Pentatonic Scale A♭ Blues Scale A♭ Dorian Mode A♭ Phrygian Mode A♭ Lydian Mode A♭ Mixolydian Mode A♭ Locrian Mode

Phrygian Mode in other keys

C C♯D E♭E F F♯G A♭A B♭B

FAQ

What notes are in the A♭ phrygian mode?

A♭, A, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭. As scale degrees: 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7.

What chords does the A♭ phrygian mode go with?

Progressions built from its chords — A♭m, A, C♭, D♭m and so on.

How do I memorize this scale on guitar?

Start from the root (the filled blue dots in the diagram), learn one position's shape first, then move the same shape up 12 frets to play it an octave higher.

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