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The astuteguitaristmay noticethat E Phrygianuses

the patternsof C major/Aminor(butwith rootson E).
Nevertheless, it is bestto learneachmodeas a scale
in its own right, with its parallel,"superimposed"
pentatonicand anchorchords.This will also allowfor
quick and easy parallel modality changes-for
The Phrygianmode is a naturalminor scale with a
example,changingbetweenE naturalminor and E
flatted(minor)second step, which adds a distinctly
Phrygian"on the fly" during a guitar solo-using a
F Spanishflavor.lt is commonin metaland alternative
relativepatternwill not.
rock.The notes,tones, and intervallicstructureare
h shownbelow,basedon E. E Phrygian
Patt. 1 Patt.3 Patt.s Patt.2 Pan.4
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R 3 5 7 9 r2 15 t7 l9 2r
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s. Tones: I-.'z" bz b3 4 s b 6 b I 1 Patt.2 Patt.4 Patt.1 Patt.3
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E Phrygian,patterns 1 - 5
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sl the patternsare shownin soliddotswith addedtones Here is the A Phrygianmode alongwith Am anchor
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b2andb6shownin greydots.Takentogether,theyform
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the fulldiatonicPhrygianmode.
A Phrygian
Patt.4 Patt.1 Patt.3 Patt.5 Patt.2

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Patt. 1

3 5 7 9 l2 15 t7 19 2l

Patt.s Patt.2 Patt.4 Patt.1

Patt.2
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Three notes per string

Patt.3 Youshouldalreadyknowthe diatonicthree-note-per-
stringpatternsand sequence(pages28 and 32), so
all you reallyneed here is the correctstartingpoint.
"pattern3" becomes
The shapeshownon page32 as
pattern1 for Phrygian.Shiftit to the sixthstringroot.
Paft.4
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In this case,to play G Phrygian,we'll start with this
patternon G at the thirdfret and continuefromthere.
G Phrygian

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Patt. 5

Patt.2

Fingering:Pattern1 is in open (first)position.Pattern

2 is in second position (third for strings 1 and 2).
Pattern 3 is in fifth posifion (stretch back a fret on
string3). Pattern4 is in seventhposition.Pattern5 is
i: in tenthposition(ninthfor strings3 and 4). 3 5 7 9 1 2 1 5 1 7
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