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F Phrygian Mode

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

Notes
F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb
Steps
H-W-W-W-H-W-W
Sharps and flats
Gb, Ab, Bb, Db, Eb
All 5 positions
E shape (frets 1-5); D shape (frets 3-7); C shape (frets 5-9); A shape (frets 8-12); G shape (frets 10-14)
1Fb2Gbb3Ab4Bb5Cb6Dbb7Eb

Full fretboard map

Every F 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.

EBGDAEFGbAbBbCDbEbFGbAbBbCDbEbBbCDbEbFGbAbBbCDbEbFGbAbEbFGbAbBbCDbEbFGbAbBbCDbAbBbCDbEbFGbAbBbCDbEbFGbCDbEbFGbAbBbCDbEbFGbAbBbFGbAbBbCDbEbFGbAbBbCDbEb123456789101112131415161718192021222324
CAGED

Five F 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.

E shape · frets 1-5

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

F Phrygian E shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the E shape.EADGBe1234514b7b351b2b6b2514b3b6b2b7b3
E shape tab (1-5)
e |-1--2-----4---|
B |-1--2-----4---|
G |-1-----3------|
D |-1-----3--4---|
A |-1-----3--4---|
E |-1--2-----4---|

D shape · frets 3-7

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

F Phrygian D shape positionFrets 3 through 7 for the D shape.EADGBe34567514b3b6b2b7b354b7b3b614b2
D shape tab (3-7)
e |----4-----6---|
B |----4-----6--7|
G |-3-----5--6---|
D |-3--4-----6---|
A |-3--4-----6---|
E |----4-----6---|

C shape · frets 5-9

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

F Phrygian C shape positionFrets 5 through 9 for the C shape.EADGBe5678954b7b3b614b2514b75b6b2b3b6
C shape tab (5-9)
e |----6-----8--9|
B |----6--7-----9|
G |-5--6-----8---|
D |----6-----8---|
A |----6-----8--9|
E |----6-----8--9|

A shape · frets 8-12

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

F Phrygian A shape positionFrets 8 through 12 for the A shape.EADGBe89101112514b75b6b2b3b651b7b3b6b24b7
A shape tab (8-12)
e |-8--9----11---|
B |----9----11---|
G |-8----10-11---|
D |-8----10-11---|
A |-8--9----11---|
E |-8--9----11---|

G shape · frets 10-14

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

F Phrygian G shape positionFrets 10 through 14 for the G shape.EADGBe101112131451b7b3b6b24b714b7b351b2b6b2
G shape tab (10-14)
e |---11----13-14|
B |---11----13-14|
G |10-11----13---|
D |10-11----13---|
A |---11----13---|
E |---11----13-14|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootF
b2m2Gb
b3m3Ab
4P4Bb
5P5C
b6m6Db
b7m7Eb

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
iFm7Minor 7th
bIIGbmaj7Major 7th
bIIIAb7Dominant 7th
ivBbm7Minor 7th
vøCm7b5Half-Diminished
bVIDbmaj7Major 7th
bviiEbm7Minor 7th
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