F# Phrygian in Drop C tuning uses F#, G, A, B, C#, D, E. The highlighted notes show F#, the tonic. Start with the displayed fret range and practise a short phrase that returns to F#.
Explore the scale
Choose a fret range to see its notes and matching TAB. These are fret windows, not conventional numbered scale boxes.
Formula: 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7.
Frets 0–4
The TAB lists the shown note positions from low to high. Repeated pitches are different string positions. The highest-pitched string stays on the top line.
D|---------------------------------------------0--2--4--| A|------------------------------------0--2--4-----------| F|---------------------------1--2--4--------------------| C|------------------1--2--4-----------------------------| G|---------0--2--4--------------------------------------| C|1--2--4-----------------------------------------------|
Frets 5–9
The TAB lists the shown note positions from low to high. Repeated pitches are different string positions. The highest-pitched string stays on the top line.
D|---------------------------------------------5--7--9--| A|------------------------------------5--7--9-----------| F|---------------------------6--8--9--------------------| C|------------------6--7--9-----------------------------| G|---------6--7--9--------------------------------------| C|6--7--9-----------------------------------------------|
Frets 10–14
The TAB lists the shown note positions from low to high. Repeated pitches are different string positions. The highest-pitched string stays on the top line.
D|---------------------------------------------11-12-14-| A|------------------------------------10-12-14----------| F|---------------------------11-13-14-------------------| C|------------------11-13-14----------------------------| G|---------11-12-14-------------------------------------| C|11-13-14----------------------------------------------|
Frets 15–19
The TAB lists the shown note positions from low to high. Repeated pitches are different string positions. The highest-pitched string stays on the top line.
D|------------------------------------------16-17-19-| A|---------------------------------16-17-19----------| F|---------------------------16-18-------------------| C|------------------16-18-19-------------------------| G|---------16-18-19----------------------------------| C|16-18-19-------------------------------------------|
Frets 18–22
The TAB lists the shown note positions from low to high. Repeated pitches are different string positions. The highest-pitched string stays on the top line.
D|---------------------------------------------19-21-| A|------------------------------------19-21-22-------| F|---------------------------18-20-21----------------| C|------------------18-19-21-------------------------| G|---------18-19-21----------------------------------| C|18-19-21-------------------------------------------|
Full neck · frets 0–22
This is a reference map of the whole neck. Choose a smaller fret range for its matching practice TAB.
On a small screen, swipe within the chart or TAB to see the whole range. Start at the string labels on the right of the chart.
What you are playing
Scale notes: F#, G, A, B, C#, D, E. Standard tablature stays unchanged, so you can use the same note order as any mainstream lesson or transcription.
The diagram labels use sharp note names. Equivalent names such as D# and Eb identify the same fret; a theory book may use the flat spelling for the same pitch.
Practise it for ten minutes
Play Frets 0-4 slowly up and down. Say the root note F# each time it appears, then repeat the pattern with a steady pulse.
- Start Here: Start with the frets 0-4 view. That window gives you a manageable note map without implying that it is a conventional numbered scale box.
- Hear The Color: Lean on G so the darker, tighter Phrygian sound stays obvious.
- Chart Check: Read the string labels before playing. High strings run across the top of these horizontal scale charts, low strings across the bottom, and the nut is on the right.
- Drop C Watchpoint: Use the left-handed chart to lock the bass-side interval distances in first before pushing speed. It pushes mirrored riff shapes into a heavier, more modern register.
Matching chords
These chords use notes from this scale in the same tuning. Try one chord, then a short scale phrase.
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