F#
Modes Scale
F# / G♭ Phrygian
The 3rd mode — minor with a flat 2nd. Dark, Spanish, brooding.
Notes in F# Phrygian
F#1
G2
A3
B4
C#5
D6
E7
F#8
Chords in F# Phrygian
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iF#mF# – A – C#minor
IIGG – B – Dmajor
IIIAA – C# – Emajor
ivBmB – D – F#minor
vC#°C# – E – Gdiminished
VIDD – F# – Amajor
viiEmE – G – Bminor
Other Scales in F#
MajorF#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, FNatural MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D, EHarmonic MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D, FMelodic MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, FDorianF#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, ELydianF#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, FMixolydianF#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, ELocrianF#, G, A, B, C, D, EMajor PentatonicF#, G#, A#, C#, D#Minor PentatonicF#, A, B, C#, EBluesF#, A, B, C, C#, EWhole ToneF#, G#, A#, C, D, EDiminished (H-W)F#, G, A, A#, C, C#, D#, EDiminished (W-H)F#, G#, A, B, C, D, D#, FPhrygian DominantF#, G, A#, B, C#, D, EHungarian MinorF#, G#, A, C, C#, D, FLydian DominantF#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, E
Phrygian in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in F# / Gb Phrygian
The F# phrygian scale contains the notes F#, G, A, B, C#, D, E. The 3rd mode — minor with a flat 2nd. Dark, Spanish, brooding.
The diatonic chords in F# phrygian are F#m (i), G (II), A (III), Bm (iv), C#° (v), D (VI), Em (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the F# phrygian scale.
To develop your ear for the F# 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.