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SCALE · ON BASS GUITAR

B Phrygian

Minor with a lowered 2nd — Spanish flamenco, dark, modal-jazz colour.

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Tempo120 bpm

Playback sounds an octave below the written notation — the instrument's concert (sounding) pitch.

Audio source: tonejs-instruments by Nick Brosowsky (MIT)

Engraved by Verovio 6.2.0-43f8060 5 title B Phrygian Verovio
Tuning
FretboardTuning: BEADG
35791215BEADGBCDEF♯GABCDEF♯GABCDEF♯GABCDEF♯GABCDEF♯GABCDEGABCDEF♯GA
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Questions
What notes are in the B Phrygian scale?

The B Phrygian scale uses the notes B, C, D, E, F♯, G, A (one octave; the pattern repeats at higher registers).

What's the Phrygian scale formula?

The Phrygian scale follows the interval pattern H W W W H W W, where W = whole step (2 semitones) and H = half step (1 semitone). Apply that pattern starting on B to get the B Phrygian scale.

What chords work over B Phrygian?

Phrygian works over the bIIImaj7 borrowed-chord vamp and Spanish-flamenco harmonic minor V chord (Phrygian dominant raises the 3rd).

How do I finger B Phrygian on Bass Guitar?

On bass, scales follow the same position-pattern logic as guitar but with two-notes-per-string most often. Walking-bass-line construction draws on chord-tone-arpeggiation through the scale; see /walking-bass for the standalone surface (once it ships).

When would I use the Phrygian scale?

Minor with a lowered 2nd — Spanish flamenco, dark, modal-jazz colour.