The key of A phrygian on ukulele
A B♭ C D E F G — and everything inside it.
The key of A phrygian on ukulele: 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 ukulele 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 A phrygian
A phrygian is A B♭ C D E F G: the phrygian scale on A, seven notes, labeled 1 to 7 on the ukulele above. The scale on its own, in every position, is on its page.
The chords in A 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 | Am | A C E |
| II | B♭ | B♭ D F |
| III | C | C E G |
| iv | Dm | D F A |
| v° | E° — passed through, not rested on | E G B♭ |
| VI | F | F A C |
| vii | Gm | G B♭ D |
The seventh chords in A phrygian
One more third on each — the row on “Tetrads” above.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i7 | Am7 | A C E G |
| IImaj7 | B♭maj7 | B♭ D F A |
| III7 | C7 | C E G B♭ |
| iv7 | Dm7 | D F A C |
| vø7 | Em7♭5 — passed through, not rested on | E G B♭ D |
| VImaj7 | Fmaj7 | F A C E |
| vii7 | Gm7 | G B♭ D F |
The pentatonics in A 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 | Am pent | A C D E G |
| II | B♭ pent | B♭ C D F G |
| III | C pent | C D E G A |
| iv | Dm pent | D F G A C |
| v | Em pent — not in the key | E G A B D |
| VI | F pent | F G A C D |
| vii | Gm pent | G B♭ C D F |
The same notes from another home
Parent major: F major.