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D♯ phrygian mode

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

Make a beat in D♯ minor

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The notes of D♯ phrygian

From D♯ up to D♯: half, whole, whole, whole, half, whole, whole. Tap a key to hear it.

D♯ E F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯

EBD♯F♯G♯A♯C♯D♯
The notes of D♯ phrygian mode by scale degree
DegreeNoteFrom the root
1D♯Root
♭2EMinor second
♭3F♯Minor third
4G♯Perfect fourth
5A♯Perfect fifth
♭6BMinor sixth
♭7C♯Minor seventh

How D♯ phrygian is built

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

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 D♯ phrygian

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

iD♯m♭IIE♭IIIF♯ivG♯mv°A♯dim♭VIB♭viiC♯m

Play D♯ phrygian over a beat

A beat on the chords of D♯ 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 D♯ phrygian

What notes are in the D♯ phrygian mode?

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

What key is D♯ phrygian in?

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

How is D♯ phrygian different from D♯ minor?

E instead of E♯: one note of the D♯ minor scale changes, and that note gives D♯ 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 D♯

E♭ major (major scale)D♯ minor (natural minor scale)E♭ major pentatonicD♯ minor pentatonicD♯ bluesE♭ harmonic minorE♭ melodic minorE♭ dorianD♯ phrygianE♭ lydianE♭ mixolydianD♯ locrianD♯ 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

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