Capo
Where to capo for B Phrygian
B Phrygian already falls under the fingers in Standard tuning — the open-position shapes are the easiest ones available, so a capo costs you more than it buys.
You want B. Capo none and play in B.
19 open stringsdifficulty 3.4
All eight positions, ranked
Each row transposes B Phrygian down by that many frets to find the shapes your hand would actually make, then scores the best voicing of all seven chords — fewer fingers, less stretch, closer to the nut, fewer muted strings. Lower is easier. Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4).
| Capo | Shapes you play | Open strings | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | B Phrygian | 19 | 3.4 |
| 7 | E Phrygian | 19 | 3.4 |
| 5 | F# Phrygian | 19 | 3.9 |
| 3 | G# Phrygian | 10 | 4.4 |
| 2 | A Phrygian | 15 | 4.7 |
| 1 | A# Phrygian | 3 | 5.6 |
| 4 | G Phrygian | 4 | 5.6 |
| 6 | E# Phrygian | 0 | 6.3 |
What you are playing
The seven chords of B Phrygian are Bm, C, D, Em, F#dim, G, Am — the ones the ranking above is scored against. Their diagrams are on the B Phrygian key page.