Also A♭ Major (Ionian), B♭ Dorian
C Phrygian: C D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭. Formula 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7. Same notes as A♭ Major (Ionian), B♭ Dorian, D♭ Lydian. A minor mode with a flat 2nd right above the root, which gives it its Spanish, flamenco colour; it is also common in metal riffs.
Made of7
Contains & part of14
Relatives28
Same notes, other names6
Type1
One note away17
Progressions it is played over2
Cadences6
Cadences of C Phrygian
In A♭ major, the key C Phrygian belongs to
Progressions10
Progressions on C Phrygian
In A♭ major, the key C Phrygian belongs to
- Pop axisA♭IE♭VFmviD♭IV
- Sensitive progressionFmviD♭IVA♭IE♭V
- Doo-wop progressionA♭IFmviD♭IVE♭V
- Three-chord songA♭ID♭IVE♭VA♭I
- Jazz turnaroundA♭maj7Imaj7Fm7vi7B♭m7ii7E♭7V7
- Canon progressionA♭IE♭VFmviCmiiiD♭IVA♭ID♭IVE♭V
- 12-bar bluesA♭7I7A♭7I7A♭7I7A♭7I7D♭7IV7D♭7IV7A♭7I7A♭7I7E♭7V7D♭7IV7A♭7I7E♭7V7
- Mixolydian vampA♭IF#♭VIID♭IVA♭I
- Minor plagalD♭IVC#mivA♭I