The key of E phrygian on bass
E F G A B C D — and everything inside it.
The key of E phrygian on bass: the scale, the chord on every degree, the seventh chords and the pentatonics — drawn above, each a tap away. The row of chips over the bass is the key’s chords; the dropdown switches it to seventh chords or pentatonics, the shape menu draws a chord as one grip at a time, and a tap on any note finds the chords that hold it. For the why, read chords in a key, the modes.
The notes of E phrygian
E phrygian is E F G A B C D: the phrygian scale on E, seven notes, labeled 1 to 7 on the bass above. The scale on its own, in every position, is on its page.
The chords in E phrygian
The triad on each degree, stacked from the key’s own notes; the numeral’s case is the chord’s quality. The explorer above draws the six you can rest on.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i | Em | E G B |
| II | F | F A C |
| III | G | G B D |
| iv | Am | A C E |
| v° | B° — passed through, not rested on | B D F |
| VI | C | C E G |
| vii | Dm | D F A |
The seventh chords in E phrygian
One more third on each — the row on “Tetrads” above.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i7 | Em7 | E G B D |
| IImaj7 | Fmaj7 | F A C E |
| III7 | G7 | G B D F |
| iv7 | Am7 | A C E G |
| vø7 | Bm7♭5 — passed through, not rested on | B D F A |
| VImaj7 | Cmaj7 | C E G B |
| vii7 | Dm7 | D F A C |
The pentatonics in E phrygian
The five-note scale on each degree that fits inside the key — major where the degree’s chord is major, minor where it is minor. The row on “Pentatonics” above.
| Degree | Scale | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i | Em pent | E G A B D |
| II | F pent | F G A C D |
| III | G pent | G A B D E |
| iv | Am pent | A C D E G |
| v | Bm pent — not in the key | B D E F♯ A |
| VI | C pent | C D E G A |
| vii | Dm pent | D F G A C |
The same notes from another home
Parent major: C major.