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B♭ phrygian mode

The B♭ phrygian mode is B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭: seven notes, dark, with a Spanish edge. Its formula is 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7.

Make a beat in B♭ minor

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The notes of B♭ phrygian

From B♭ up to B♭: half, whole, whole, whole, half, whole, whole. Tap a key to hear it.

B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭

C♭FB♭D♭E♭G♭A♭B♭
The notes of B♭ phrygian mode by scale degree
DegreeNoteFrom the root
1B♭Root
♭2C♭Minor second
♭3D♭Minor third
4E♭Perfect fourth
5FPerfect fifth
♭6G♭Minor sixth
♭7A♭Minor seventh

How B♭ phrygian is built

The G♭ major scale played from its third note, B♭: the same notes with B♭ as home. Against B♭ minor, the minor scale on the same note, it has C♭ instead of C.

The major scale played from its third note: a minor scale with a lowered second. The half step above the root gives it the tense sound of flamenco and metal. The phrygian mode in every key.

Chords in B♭ phrygian

One chord on each note of the scale, built from its own notes. The numeral says which note it starts on, against the B♭ major scale: capitals are major, small letters minor.

iB♭m♭IIC♭♭IIID♭ivE♭mv°Fdim♭VIG♭♭viiA♭m

Play B♭ phrygian over a beat

A beat on the chords of B♭ minor. Play the scale over it on the keyboard above, then open it in the editor and add your melody as its own part.

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Questions about B♭ phrygian

What notes are in the B♭ phrygian mode?

B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F, G♭ and A♭. Its formula is 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7, counted from the major scale on B♭, and its steps from B♭ up to B♭ are: half, whole, whole, whole, half, whole, whole.

What key is B♭ phrygian in?

B♭ phrygian uses the notes of G♭ major, starting on its third note, B♭. The notes are the same; making B♭ home is what gives it its own sound.

How is B♭ phrygian different from B♭ minor?

C♭ instead of C: one note of the B♭ minor scale changes, and that note gives B♭ phrygian its sound: dark, with a Spanish edge.

Phrygian mode in every key

C phrygianC♯ phrygianD phrygianD♯ phrygianE phrygianF phrygianF♯ phrygianG phrygianG♯ phrygianA phrygianB♭ phrygianB phrygian

More scales on B♭

B♭ major (major scale)B♭ minor (natural minor scale)B♭ major pentatonicB♭ minor pentatonicB♭ bluesB♭ harmonic minorB♭ melodic minorB♭ dorianB♭ phrygianB♭ lydianB♭ mixolydianA♯ locrianB♭ phrygian dominant
Scales and modes
Major and minor keysMajor pentatonic scaleMinor pentatonic scaleBlues scaleHarmonic minor scaleMelodic minor scaleDorian modePhrygian modeLydian modeMixolydian modeLocrian modePhrygian dominant scaleWhole tone scale

Build a song in B♭ phrygian

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