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▶ Open in the Songwright editorNotes: Ab A B Db Eb E Gb
Mood: Dark, Spanish, aggressive
Phrygian is a dark minor mode with a lowered 2nd, giving a Spanish/flamenco and metal flavour full of tension.
In the key of Ab, the Ab Phrygian scale uses the notes Ab A B Db Eb E Gb.
Common chords in this key: I (Ab), ii (A), iii (B), IV (Db), V (Eb), vi (E), vii° (Gb)
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