What notes are in the F♯ Phrygian scale?

F♯ Phrygian contains F#, G, A, B, C#, D, E. Its interval pattern from the root is H – W – W – W – H – W – W (W = whole, H = half).

What chords are in the key of F♯ Phrygian?

The diatonic triads are F#m, G, A, Bm, C#dim, D, Em.

SCALE REFERENCE

F♯ – G – A – B – C♯ – D – E1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

Minor with a flat 2nd — dark and Spanish-tinged. The 3rd mode of the major scale.

Notes & degrees

F♯1Gb2Ab3B4C♯5Db6Eb7

Notes	F#, G, A, B, C#, D, E
Steps	H – W – W – W – H – W – W (W = whole, H = half)

Piano

Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

Other scales on F♯

Phrygian on another root

Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.