C# Phrygian Scale — Bass
C# Phrygian on bass: notes C#, D, E, F#, G#, A, B — free scale chart, no sign-up. A minor scale with a flattened 2nd, giving it a dark, Spanish or Middle Eastern flavor — common in flamenco and metal.
Bass · 4-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 0 E (flat 3), fret 2 F# (4), fret 4 G# (5), fret 5 A (flat 6), fret 7 B (flat 7), fret 9 C# (root), fret 10 D (flat 2), fret 12 E (flat 3), fret 14 F# (4), fret 16 G# (5), fret 17 A (flat 6), fret 19 B (flat 7), fret 21 C# (root), fret 22 D (flat 2), fret 24 E (flat 3).
- A string: fret 0 A (flat 6), fret 2 B (flat 7), fret 4 C# (root), fret 5 D (flat 2), fret 7 E (flat 3), fret 9 F# (4), fret 11 G# (5), fret 12 A (flat 6), fret 14 B (flat 7), fret 16 C# (root), fret 17 D (flat 2), fret 19 E (flat 3), fret 21 F# (4), fret 23 G# (5), fret 24 A (flat 6).
- D string: fret 0 D (flat 2), fret 2 E (flat 3), fret 4 F# (4), fret 6 G# (5), fret 7 A (flat 6), fret 9 B (flat 7), fret 11 C# (root), fret 12 D (flat 2), fret 14 E (flat 3), fret 16 F# (4), fret 18 G# (5), fret 19 A (flat 6), fret 21 B (flat 7), fret 23 C# (root), fret 24 D (flat 2).
- G string: fret 1 G# (5), fret 2 A (flat 6), fret 4 B (flat 7), fret 6 C# (root), fret 7 D (flat 2), fret 9 E (flat 3), fret 11 F# (4), fret 13 G# (5), fret 14 A (flat 6), fret 16 B (flat 7), fret 18 C# (root), fret 19 D (flat 2), fret 21 E (flat 3), fret 23 F# (4).
Notes in the C# phrygian scale
The C# phrygian scale contains 7 notes: C#, D, E, F#, G#, A, B. Its scale degrees are R · b2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · b6 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | C# |
| b2 | D |
| b3 | E |
| 4 | F# |
| 5 | G# |
| b6 | A |
| b7 | B |
C# phrygian on bass
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.