Fretwork

D 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 DD#FGAA#C
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.
135791215EADGBEFGAA#CDD#FGAA#CDD#FGAA#CDD#FGAA#CDD#FGAA#CDD#FGAA#CDD#FGAA#CDFGAA#CDD#FG
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 4

579EADGBEAA#CDD#FGAA#CDD#D#FGAA#C

Position at fret 9

91215EADGBEDD#FGAA#CDD#FGAAA#CDD#F

Other keys