F

Modes Scale

F Phrygian

The 3rd mode — minor with a flat 2nd. Dark, Spanish, brooding.

Notes in F Phrygian

F1
Gb2
Ab3
Bb4
C5
Db6
Eb7
F8

Chords in F Phrygian

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iFmF – Ab – Cminor
IIGbGb – Bb – Dbmajor
IIIAbAb – C – Ebmajor
ivBbmBb – Db – Fminor
vC°C – Eb – Gbdiminished
VIDbDb – F – Abmajor
viiEbmEb – Gb – Bbminor

Other Scales in F

Phrygian in All 12 Keys

Chords in F Phrygian

The F phrygian scale contains the notes F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb. The 3rd mode — minor with a flat 2nd. Dark, Spanish, brooding.

The diatonic chords in F phrygian are Fm (i), Gb (II), Ab (III), Bbm (iv), C° (v), Db (VI), Ebm (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.