G#
Modes Scale
G# / A♭ Phrygian
The 3rd mode — minor with a flat 2nd. Dark, Spanish, brooding.
Notes in G# Phrygian
Ab1
A2
B3
Db4
Eb5
E6
Gb7
Ab8
Chords in G# Phrygian
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iAbmAb – B – Ebminor
IIAA – Db – Emajor
IIIBB – Eb – Gbmajor
ivDbmDb – E – Abminor
vEb°Eb – Gb – Adiminished
VIEE – Ab – Bmajor
viiGbmGb – A – Dbminor
Other Scales in G#
MajorAb, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, GNatural MinorAb, Bb, B, Db, Eb, E, GbHarmonic MinorAb, Bb, B, Db, Eb, E, GMelodic MinorAb, Bb, B, Db, Eb, F, GDorianAb, Bb, B, Db, Eb, F, GbLydianAb, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, GMixolydianAb, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, GbLocrianAb, A, B, Db, D, E, GbMajor PentatonicAb, Bb, C, Eb, FMinor PentatonicAb, B, Db, Eb, GbBluesAb, B, Db, D, Eb, GbWhole ToneAb, Bb, C, D, E, GbDiminished (H-W)Ab, A, B, C, D, Eb, F, GbDiminished (W-H)Ab, Bb, B, Db, D, E, F, GPhrygian DominantAb, A, C, Db, Eb, E, GbHungarian MinorAb, Bb, B, D, Eb, E, GLydian DominantAb, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, Gb
Phrygian in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in G# / Ab Phrygian
The G# phrygian scale contains the notes Ab, A, B, Db, Eb, E, Gb. The 3rd mode — minor with a flat 2nd. Dark, Spanish, brooding.
The diatonic chords in G# phrygian are Abm (i), A (II), B (III), Dbm (iv), Eb° (v), E (VI), Gbm (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the G# phrygian scale.
To develop your ear for the G# 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.