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 chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
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
MajorF, G, A, Bb, C, D, ENatural MinorF, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, EbHarmonic MinorF, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, EMelodic MinorF, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, EDorianF, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, EbLydianF, G, A, B, C, D, EMixolydianF, G, A, Bb, C, D, EbLocrianF, Gb, Ab, Bb, B, Db, EbMajor PentatonicF, G, A, C, DMinor PentatonicF, Ab, Bb, C, EbBluesF, Ab, Bb, B, C, EbWhole ToneF, G, A, B, Db, EbDiminished (H-W)F, Gb, Ab, A, B, C, D, EbDiminished (W-H)F, G, Ab, Bb, B, Db, D, EPhrygian DominantF, Gb, A, Bb, C, Db, EbHungarian MinorF, G, Ab, B, C, Db, ELydian DominantF, G, A, B, C, D, Eb
Phrygian in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
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.