Phrygian · F♯ · Piano
The F♯ Phrygian scale is F♯ G A B C♯ D E — formula 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7, step pattern H–W–W–W–H–W–W. Use it over F♯m7: it is the scale for minor chords when you want a dark, flat-9 colour, and sus♭9 sounds. Below, every note is marked on the two-octave keyboard; press play to hear it on a synthesized piano while each note lights up, or tap any key to sound that note.
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Tap any note on the diagram to hear it. Play loops the scale up and down one octave in eighth notes (switch Loop off for a single pass). “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Degree | Note | Interval from F♯ | Step to next |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F♯ | unison (0 semitones) | H |
| ♭2 | G | minor 2nd (1 semitones) | W |
| ♭3 | A | minor 3rd (3 semitones) | W |
| 4 | B | perfect 4th (5 semitones) | W |
| 5 | C♯ | perfect 5th (7 semitones) | H |
| ♭6 | D | minor 6th (8 semitones) | W |
| ♭7 | E | minor 7th (10 semitones) | W |
Chord it implies: F♯m7 (F♯ – A – C♯ – E). Use it for: minor chords when you want a dark, flat-9 colour, and sus♭9 sounds.
Common questions
F♯ G A B C♯ D E. As scale degrees: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7. It has 7 notes.
F♯ Phrygian fits F♯m7 and, more generally, minor chords when you want a dark, flat-9 colour, and sus♭9 sounds.
1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 — the step pattern from the root is H W W W H W W (W = whole step, H = half step).
Play F♯ G A B C♯ D E F♯ ascending from the root, then descend. The keyboard above shows every root in gold, chord tones outlined in amber and the remaining scale tones in teal; use the Play button to hear the fingering tempo.
Keep going
Same scale on guitar · all Phrygian pages: Phrygian hub · theory: chord-scale theory.
Other scales from F♯