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Demystifying The Modes Part 3: The C# Phrygian Mode

Tutor: Robbie Calvo | Gear used: Yamaha Mike Stern Pacifica & Line 6 Helix Rack Difficulty KKKKK | 20 mins per example

THE PHRYGIAN MODE is the third mode of the major scale and can literally be seen as a major scale that starts and ends on the third note of the scale. The A major scale contains these seven notes: A B C# D E F# G# A

C# Phrygian contains the same seven tones as

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