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Natural Minor vs Phrygian

Phrygian lowers the 2nd. Spanish flamenco, modal jazz, and metal lean on the ♭2 → ♮1 resolution.

Natural Minor
R
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
Hear on piano →Hear on guitar →
Phrygian
R
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
Hear on piano →Hear on guitar →
What's different
Only in Natural Minor
2
Only in Phrygian
♭2
In both
R♭345♭6♭7
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