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D# Phrygian Mode

Learn the D# Phrygian mode on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

Notes
D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B, C#
Steps
H-W-W-W-H-W-W
Sharps and flats
D#, F#, G#, A#, C#
All 5 positions
D shape (frets 1-5); C shape (frets 3-7); A shape (frets 6-10); G shape (frets 8-12); E shape (frets 11-15)
1D#b2Eb3F#4G#5A#b6Bb7C#

Full fretboard map

Every D# Phrygian Mode note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive

Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.

EBGDAEF#G#A#BC#D#EF#G#A#BC#D#EA#BC#D#EF#G#A#BC#D#EF#G#D#EF#G#A#BC#D#EF#G#A#BC#G#A#BC#D#EF#G#A#BC#D#EF#C#D#EF#G#A#BC#D#EF#G#A#BF#G#A#BC#D#EF#G#A#BC#D#E123456789101112131415161718192021222324
CAGED

Five D# Phrygian positions

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.

D shape · frets 1-5

D# Phrygian, D shape: the box around the D-shape D# chord, taken from the A box of B Major (Ionian).

D# Phrygian D shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the D shape.EADGBe12345514b3b6b2b7b354b7b3b614b2
D shape tab (1-5)
e |----2-----4---|
B |----2-----4--5|
G |-1-----3--4---|
D |-1--2-----4---|
A |-1--2-----4---|
E |----2-----4---|

C shape · frets 3-7

D# Phrygian, C shape: the box around the C-shape D# chord, taken from the G box of B Major (Ionian).

D# Phrygian C shape positionFrets 3 through 7 for the C shape.EADGBe3456754b7b3b614b2514b75b6b2b3b6
C shape tab (3-7)
e |----4-----6--7|
B |----4--5-----7|
G |-3--4-----6---|
D |----4-----6---|
A |----4-----6--7|
E |----4-----6--7|

A shape · frets 6-10

D# Phrygian, A shape: the box around the A-shape D# chord, taken from the E box of B Major (Ionian).

D# Phrygian A shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the A shape.EADGBe678910514b75b6b2b3b651b7b3b6b24b7
A shape tab (6-10)
e |-6--7-----9---|
B |----7-----9---|
G |-6-----8--9---|
D |-6-----8--9---|
A |-6--7-----9---|
E |-6--7-----9---|

G shape · frets 8-12

D# Phrygian, G shape: the box around the G-shape D# chord, taken from the D box of B Major (Ionian).

D# Phrygian G shape positionFrets 8 through 12 for the G shape.EADGBe8910111251b7b3b6b24b714b7b351b2b6b2
G shape tab (8-12)
e |----9----11-12|
B |----9----11-12|
G |-8--9----11---|
D |-8--9----11---|
A |----9----11---|
E |----9----11-12|

E shape · frets 11-15

D# Phrygian, E shape: the box around the E-shape D# chord, taken from the C box of B Major (Ionian).

D# Phrygian E shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the E shape.EADGBe111213141514b7b351b2b6b2514b3b6b2b7b3
E shape tab (11-15)
e |11-12----14---|
B |11-12----14---|
G |11----13------|
D |11----13-14---|
A |11----13-14---|
E |11-12----14---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootD#
b2m2E
b3m3F#
4P4G#
5P5A#
b6m6B
b7m7C#

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
iD#m7Minor 7th
bIIEmaj7Major 7th
bIIIF#7Dominant 7th
ivG#m7Minor 7th
vøA#m7b5Half-Diminished
bVIBmaj7Major 7th
bviiC#m7Minor 7th
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