The key of F♯ phrygian on ukulele

F♯ G A B C♯ D E — and everything inside it.

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The key of F♯ 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 F♯ phrygian

F♯ phrygian — also spelled G♭ phrygian is F♯ G A B C♯ D E: the phrygian scale on F♯, 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 F♯ 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.

DegreeChordNotes
iF♯mF♯ A C♯
IIGG B D
IIIAA C♯ E
ivBmB D F♯
C♯° — passed through, not rested onC♯ E G
VIDD F♯ A
viiEmE G B

The seventh chords in F♯ phrygian

One more third on each — the row on “Tetrads” above.

DegreeChordNotes
i7F♯m7F♯ A C♯ E
IImaj7Gmaj7G B D F♯
III7A7A C♯ E G
iv7Bm7B D F♯ A
vø7C♯m7♭5 — passed through, not rested onC♯ E G B
VImaj7Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
vii7Em7E G B D

The pentatonics in F♯ 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.

DegreeScaleNotes
iF♯m pentF♯ A B C♯ E
IIG pentG A B D E
IIIA pentA B C♯ E F♯
ivBm pentB D E F♯ A
vC♯m pent — not in the keyC♯ E F♯ A♭ B
VID pentD E F♯ A B
viiEm pentE G A B D

The same notes from another home

Parent major: D major.

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