The B Flat Phrygian scale is a dark and tense-sounding mode that works well in flamenco, metal, and experimental improvisation. Built from the third mode of the G Flat major scale, it uses the same notes but shifts the tonal centre to B Flat, giving it a brooding and exotic character.
On this page, you’ll find five fretboard positions for the B Flat Phrygian scale in tab format. These patterns let you explore the entire neck while maintaining the unique sound of the Phrygian mode.
Fretboard Position 1
e|----------------------------|-------------------[6]-| B|----------------------------|----------6--7--9------| G|----------------------------|----6--8---------------| D|---------------------6--[8]-|-9---------------------| A|------------6--8--9---------|-----------------------| E|-[6]--7--9------------------|-----------------------|
Fretboard Position 2
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------9-| B|-------------------------------|-----------------[11]--12----| G|-------------------------------|-----10--11--13--------------| D|-------------------------9--11-|-13--------------------------| A|------------9--11--[13]--------|-----------------------------| E|-9--11--13---------------------|-----------------------------|
Fretboard Position 3
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------11-| B|---------------------------------|-------------[11]--12--14-----| G|---------------------------------|-----11--13-------------------| D|--------------------------11--13-|-15---------------------------| A|-------------12--13--[14]--------|------------------------------| E|-11--13--14----------------------|------------------------------|
Fretboard Position 4
e|--------------------------|---------------------1-| B|--------------------------|---------------2--4----| G|--------------------------|----1--[3]--4----------| D|---------------------1--3-|-4---------------------| A|----------[1]--2--4-------|-----------------------| E|-1--2--4------------------|-----------------------|
Fretboard Position 5
e|--------------------------|---------------------4-| B|--------------------------|------------4--6--7----| G|--------------------------|------4--6-------------| D|---------------------4--6-|-[8]-------------------| A|------------4--6--8-------|-----------------------| E|-4--[6]--7----------------|-----------------------|
Scale Formula & Notes
Formula: 1 – ♭2 – ♭3 – 4 – 5 – ♭6 – ♭7
Notes (in Bb Phrygian): Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab
Related Scales
Relative Major: G Flat (Gb) Major Scale Tabs
Parallel Major: B Flat (Bb) Major Scale Tabs
Chords You Can Play Over B Flat Phrygian
The B Flat Phrygian scale works well over:
- Bbm
- B
- Dbm
- Ebdim
- F
- Gbm
- Abm
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