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Fig. 1 · E Phrygian · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

E Phrygian

E1F♭2G♭3A4B5C♭6D♭7

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

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · E 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

EHFWGWAWBHCWDWE

What is true of it

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

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

It uses no sharps and no flats at all: seven letters, seven white keys.

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

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 32 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CmajorCmaj7major seventhDmminorDm7minor seventhEmminorEm7minor seventhFmajorFmaj7major seventh

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

Other scales on E

E DorianmodeE LydianmodeE MixolydianmodeE majormajorE natural minorminorE harmonic minorminor

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