E♭ Phrygian
Minor with a lowered 2nd — Spanish flamenco, dark, modal-jazz colour.
Audio source: tonejs-instruments by Nick Brosowsky (MIT)
What notes are in the E♭ Phrygian scale?
The E♭ Phrygian scale uses the notes E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭ (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 E♭ to get the E♭ Phrygian scale.
What chords work over E♭ 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 E♭ Phrygian on Piano?
On piano, scales typically use a 1-2-3 / 1-2-3-4 thumb-under pattern for white-key scales. Black-key scales (F♯, G♭, etc.) shift the thumb-under positions onto white keys for ergonomic clearance. Hanon Exercise No. 1 and Czerny Op. 599 No. 1 work through the canonical pattern.
When would I use the Phrygian scale?
Minor with a lowered 2nd — Spanish flamenco, dark, modal-jazz colour.