C#
Modes Scale
C# / D♭ Phrygian
The 3rd mode — minor with a flat 2nd. Dark, Spanish, brooding.
Notes in C# Phrygian
Db1
D2
E3
Gb4
Ab5
A6
B7
Db8
Chords in C# Phrygian
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iDbmDb – E – Abminor
IIDD – Gb – Amajor
IIIEE – Ab – Bmajor
ivGbmGb – A – Dbminor
vAb°Ab – B – Ddiminished
VIAA – Db – Emajor
viiBmB – D – Gbminor
Other Scales in C#
MajorDb, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, CNatural MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A, BHarmonic MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A, CMelodic MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, Bb, CDorianDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, Bb, BLydianDb, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, CMixolydianDb, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, BLocrianDb, D, E, Gb, G, A, BMajor PentatonicDb, Eb, F, Ab, BbMinor PentatonicDb, E, Gb, Ab, BBluesDb, E, Gb, G, Ab, BWhole ToneDb, Eb, F, G, A, BDiminished (H-W)Db, D, E, F, G, Ab, Bb, BDiminished (W-H)Db, Eb, E, Gb, G, A, Bb, CPhrygian DominantDb, D, F, Gb, Ab, A, BHungarian MinorDb, Eb, E, G, Ab, A, CLydian DominantDb, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, B
Phrygian in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in C# / Db Phrygian
The C# phrygian scale contains the notes Db, D, E, Gb, Ab, A, B. The 3rd mode — minor with a flat 2nd. Dark, Spanish, brooding.
The diatonic chords in C# phrygian are Dbm (i), D (II), E (III), Gbm (iv), Ab° (v), A (VI), Bm (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the C# phrygian scale.
To develop your ear for the C# phrygian sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.