D Phrygian Scale — Ukulele
D Phrygian on ukulele: notes D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C — 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.
Ukulele, tuned low to high: G, C, E, A. 12 frets.
- G string: fret 0 G (4), fret 2 A (5), fret 3 Bb (flat 6), fret 5 C (flat 7), fret 7 D (root), fret 8 Eb (flat 2), fret 10 F (flat 3), fret 12 G (4).
- C string: fret 0 C (flat 7), fret 2 D (root), fret 3 Eb (flat 2), fret 5 F (flat 3), fret 7 G (4), fret 9 A (5), fret 10 Bb (flat 6), fret 12 C (flat 7).
- E string: fret 1 F (flat 3), fret 3 G (4), fret 5 A (5), fret 6 Bb (flat 6), fret 8 C (flat 7), fret 10 D (root), fret 11 Eb (flat 2).
- A string: fret 0 A (5), fret 1 Bb (flat 6), fret 3 C (flat 7), fret 5 D (root), fret 6 Eb (flat 2), fret 8 F (flat 3), fret 10 G (4), fret 12 A (5).
Notes in the D phrygian scale
The D phrygian scale contains 7 notes: D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C. Its scale degrees are R · b2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · b6 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | D |
| b2 | Eb |
| b3 | F |
| 4 | G |
| 5 | A |
| b6 | Bb |
| b7 | C |
D phrygian on ukulele
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.