Fretwork

E 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 EFGABCD
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.
135791215EADGBE1♭2♭345♭6♭71♭2♭345♭6♭71♭2♭345♭6♭71♭2♭345♭6♭71♭2♭345♭6♭71♭2♭345♭6♭71♭2♭345♭6♭71♭2♭345♭6♭71♭2♭3
Positions

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

Open position

135EADGBE1♭2♭3445♭6♭7♭71♭2♭3♭345♭65♭6♭711♭2♭34

Position at fret 6

7912EADGBE5♭6♭71♭2♭345♭6♭71♭2♭2♭345♭6♭7

Position at fret 11

121517EADGBE1♭2♭345♭6♭71♭2♭3455♭6♭71♭2♭3

Other keys

C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B