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C♯ Phrygian mode

C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A B

Formula: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7

A minor scale with a minor 2nd, a semitone above the root: the darkest colour of the minor modes, common in flamenco and metal.

It has the same notes as A major, starting from C♯.

On the neck, frets 0 to 12

eBGDAE357912♭345♭6♭71♭2♭3♭71♭2♭345♭6♭75♭6♭71♭2♭34♭2♭345♭6♭71♭2♭6♭71♭2♭345♭6♭345♭6♭71♭2♭3

The 1st string (high e) is at the top, as in the app. The root is filled.

Open it in the app: 3. Scales & Modes, in C♯

The Phrygian mode in other keys