E Phrygian: How to apply the C Major Scale (Scale 3 of 7)

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Scale 3 of 7How to apply the C Major Scale

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No 3 E Phrygian

Mode: III 1 – b2 – b3 – 4 – 5 – b6 – b7

E Phrygian, the C major scale across the full neck, Fretly rendering

Study the intervallic structure of the phrygian mode. Jam on Em7 AND E7(!!) backing tracks and LISTEN to how each note sounds on that chord. Pay particular attention to the b2 interval, which is the defining factor of this mode.

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Backing tracks

Jam this scale over these. They open on the track page.

E Phrygian scale circle diagram, Fretly rendering

Triads

EmE, G, B Esus4E, A, B FF, A, C Fsus2F, G, C GG, B, D Gsus2G, A, D Gsus4G, C, D AmA, C, E Asus2A, B, E Asus4A, D, E BdimB, D, F CC, E, G Csus2C, D, G Csus4C, F, G DmD, F, A Dsus2D, E, A Dsus4D, G, A

Seventh chords

Em7E, G, B, D E7sus4E, A, B, D Fmaj7F, A, C, E Fmaj7b5F, A, B, E F6F, A, C, D G7G, B, D, F G6G, B, D, E G7sus4G, C, D, F Am7A, C, E, G A7sus4A, D, E, G Bm7b5B, D, F, A Cmaj7C, E, G, B C6C, E, G, A Cmaj7sus4C, F, G, B Dm7D, F, A, C Dm6D, F, A, B D7sus4D, G, A, C

This scale holds many more chords than these, with extensions, inversions and every voicing on the neck. Find them all in Fretly