Scale Reference

D Phrygian Guitar Scale

Learn the D Phrygian on guitar. See the notes D, D#, F, G, A, A#, C with scale degrees, fretboard positions, and practice tools for building fretboard fluency.

Notes and Degrees

  • D1
  • D#♭2
  • F♭3
  • G4
  • A5
  • A#♭6
  • C♭7

Features

♭2, ♭3, ♭6, ♭7

Mood

Dark, tense, dramatic.

Learn

Fretboard Visualizer

Notes in D Phrygian

Scale Character

Phrygian

Description

A minor mode with a lowered 2 right above the root.

Features
♭2, ♭3, ♭6, ♭7
Mood
Dark, tense, dramatic.

Learn

Circle of Fifths

Cmajor

Major Key

C major

1CmajorI
2mDmminorii
3mEmminoriii
4FmajorIV
5GmajorV
6mAmminorvi
7dimdiminishedvii°

Relative Minor

A minor

1mAmminori
2dimdiminishedii°
b3CmajorIII
4mDmminoriv
5mEmminorv
b6FmajorVI
b7GmajorVII

Drill

Metronome

Set a tempo and choose which beats or off-beats click; build steadier time, subdivision control, and rhythmic focus.

100BPM

Drill

Note Location Trainer

Follow the metronome around the circle of fifths and find each target note on every string; strengthen fretboard recall without relying on shapes.

CString 6
Step 1 / 72
80BPM

Drill

Major Triad Trainer

Move through major triad inversions on each string set around the circle of fifths; train chord-tone targeting, voice leading, and compact movable shapes.

C major2nd inversionStrings 1, 2, 3
Step 1 / 240
80BPM

Drill

Minor Triad Trainer

Move through minor triad inversions on each string set around the circle of fifths; train flat-third shapes, voice leading, and chord-tone targeting.

C minorRoot positionStrings 1, 2, 3
Step 1 / 240
80BPM