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Fig. 1 · D Phrygian · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

D Phrygian

D1E♭♭2F♭3G4A5B♭♭6C♭7

Minor with a flattened second — the half step right above the tonic is the whole character.

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · D Phrygian, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

DHE♭WFWGWAHB♭WCWD

What is true of it

D Phrygian is D, E♭, F, G, A, B♭ and C, and back to D.

Its steps are H – W – W – W – H – W – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, D natural minor differs from it by exactly one note.

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 31 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CmminorCm7minor seventhDmminorDm7minor seventhE♭majorE♭maj7major seventhFmajorF7dominant seventh

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on D

D DorianmodeD LydianmodeD MixolydianmodeD majormajorD natural minorminorD harmonic minorminor

C phrC♯ phrD♭ phrD♯ phrE♭ phrE phrF phrF♯ phrall 374