Tuning-specific scale diagram

Ab Phrygian Scale in C Standard Tuning

Ab Phrygian Scale in C Standard Tuning shows the same ab phrygian scale pitch classes across 6 strings tuned C F Bb Eb G C. The tuning changes where the same pitch classes sit across the fretboard.

Scale notes
AbABDbEbEGb
Formula
1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Semitones
0 1 3 5 7 8 10
Parent scale
E major
Tuning
C F Bb Eb G C
Strings
6
Open pitch range
C2 to C4
24-fret range
C2 to C6

How this layout changes

The notes are the same pitch classes as the main Ab Phrygian Scale page, but they are mapped across 6 strings in c standard tuning.

Use this diagram to compare the Ab root notes against the C low-string range and the remaining strings in this tuning.

Fretboard diagram

Ab Phrygian Scale in C Standard Tuning fretboard diagram Ab Phrygian Scale in C Standard Tuning fretboard diagram

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Reference pages

Same scale in other tunings