Fretwork

C# Phrygian

Minor with a flat second. The semitone at the bottom gives it a Spanish or metal character depending entirely on what is played over it.

Notes C#DEF#G#AB
Degrees 1♭2♭345♭6♭7
Intervals0 semitones · 1 semitone · 3 semitones · 5 semitones · 7 semitones · 8 semitones · 10 semitones
The whole neck
Note names Scale degrees Filled markers are the root.
135791215EADGBEEF#G#ABC#DEF#ABC#DEF#G#ABDEF#G#ABC#DEG#ABC#DEF#G#ABC#DEF#G#ABC#DEF#G#ABC#DEF#
Positions

Each of these fits under one hand without shifting. Learn one until you can play it without looking before starting the next.

Position at fret 3

3579EADGBEG#ABC#DEF#G#ABC#DDEF#G#AB

Position at fret 8

912EADGBEC#DEF#G#ABC#DEF#G#G#ABC#DE

Other keys