Guitar scale companion
Learn the C# Phrygian mode on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every C# Phrygian Mode note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.
Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.
These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck. Each one surrounds a CAGED chord shape; see how the five shapes connect in the CAGED system.
C# Phrygian, C shape: the box around the C-shape C# chord, taken from the G box of A Major (Ionian).
C shape tab (1-5) e |----2-----4--5| B |----2--3-----5| G |-1--2-----4---| D |----2-----4---| A |----2-----4--5| E |----2-----4--5|
C# Phrygian, A shape: the box around the A-shape C# chord, taken from the E box of A Major (Ionian).
A shape tab (4-8) e |-4--5-----7---| B |----5-----7---| G |-4-----6--7---| D |-4-----6--7---| A |-4--5-----7---| E |-4--5-----7---|
C# Phrygian, G shape: the box around the G-shape C# chord, taken from the D box of A Major (Ionian).
G shape tab (6-10) e |----7-----9-10| B |----7-----9-10| G |-6--7-----9---| D |-6--7-----9---| A |----7-----9---| E |----7-----9-10|
C# Phrygian, E shape: the box around the E-shape C# chord, taken from the C box of A Major (Ionian).
E shape tab (9-13) e |-9-10----12---| B |-9-10----12---| G |-9----11------| D |-9----11-12---| A |-9----11-12---| E |-9-10----12---|
C# Phrygian, D shape: the box around the D-shape C# chord, taken from the A box of A Major (Ionian).
D shape tab (11-15) e |---12----14---| B |---12----14-15| G |11----13-14---| D |11-12----14---| A |11-12----14---| E |---12----14---|