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Fig. 1 · F Phrygian · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

F Phrygian

F1G♭♭2A♭♭3B♭4C5D♭♭6E♭♭7

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

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · F 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

FHG♭WA♭WB♭WCHD♭WE♭WF

What is true of it

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

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

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

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 29 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CdimdiminishedCm7♭5half-diminished seventhD♭majorD♭maj7major seventhE♭mminorE♭m7minor seventhFmminorFm7minor seventh

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

Other scales on F

F DorianmodeF LydianmodeF MixolydianmodeF majormajorF natural minorminorF harmonic minorminor

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