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Fig. 1 · G Phrygian · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

G Phrygian

G1A♭♭2B♭♭3C4D5E♭♭6F♭7

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

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · G 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

GHA♭WB♭WCWDHE♭WFWG

What is true of it

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

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

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

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 30 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CmminorCm7minor seventhDdimdiminishedDm7♭5half-diminished seventhE♭majorE♭maj7major seventhFmminorFm7minor seventh

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

Other scales on G

G DorianmodeG LydianmodeG MixolydianmodeG majormajorG natural minorminorG harmonic minorminor

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