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Chords in Bb Phrygian

Bb Phrygian is built from the notes Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, F, Gb and Ab. Its scale carries 6 flats. Harmonising that scale in thirds gives seven chords — 3 majors, 3 minors and 1 diminished — starting on Bbm as the i. The chord on the fifth degree is Fdim rather than a major VØ, so Bb Phrygian has no leading tone and resolves by step and colour instead of by dominant pull — the sound that separates it from a plain Bb major.

Beyond those seven, Bb Phrygian commonly borrows Bb (I), Cm (ii), Dm (iii), Eb (IV) and F (V) from the parallel major — the mixture chords that give a progression somewhere unexpected to go.

The seven chords

iBbmBb minor, open position, capo 0x13321bIICbCb major, open position, capo 0x24442bIIIDbDb major, position 4, capo 04frx46664ivEbmEb minor, open position, capo 0xx1342vøFdimF diminished, open position, capo 0xx3404bVIGbGb major, open position, capo 0244322bviiAbmAb minor, position 4, capo 04fr466444

Extended to four notes each, the same seven degrees give Bbm7, Cbmaj7, Db7, Ebm7, Fm7b5, Gbmaj7, Abm7.

Borrowed chords

IBbBb major, open position, capo 0x10331iiCmC minor, open position, capo 0x31013iiiDmD minor, open position, capo 0xx0231IVEbEb major, position 4, capo 04frx65046VFF major, open position, capo 0133211viGmG minor, open position, capo 0310033viiøAdimA diminished, open position, capo 0x0121x
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Capo 6 and play E Phrygian shapes to sound Bb Phrygian.

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