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B♭ Phrygian Mode

Spanish/Flamenco scale

The B♭ Phrygian is the 3rd mode of the Bb Major scale. It has a dark, tense, spanish, flamenco, exotic, mysterious character. On guitar it appears at Position 3 in the fretboard pattern — root note Bb.

Notes in the B♭ Phrygian

Bb · B · Db · Eb · F · Gb · Ab

Step Formula

W = Whole step (2 frets) · H = Half step (1 fret)

H W W W H W W

Intervals

1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7

Sound CharacterDark, tense, Spanish, Flamenco, exotic, mysterious

Parent Major ScaleBb Major — B♭ Phrygian shares the same notes as Bb Major but starts on Bb

Best Used InFlamenco, Metal, Spanish Music, Film Scores

Famous ExamplesFlamenco guitar, White Zombie, Metallica, Spanish classical

Key insight: The ♭2 (half step from root) defines Phrygian. That single interval creates the Spanish/Middle Eastern tension.

The 5 Missing Notes™ — Beyond B♭ Phrygian

The B♭ Phrygian is one of 7 diatonic modes in the Dead Sea Scales system. Using the 5 Missing Notes™ framework, each mode generates 7 extended variations — giving you access to all 42 total modes in any key including B♭.

Same Mode, Every Key

The Phrygian pattern is identical in every key — the formula never changes. Explore the same mode in other keys:

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B♭ Phrygian Mode

Notes in the B♭ Phrygian

Step Formula

Intervals

The 5 Missing Notes™ — Beyond B♭ Phrygian

Same Mode, Every Key

Hear the B♭ Phrygian on a live fretboard

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