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▶ Open in the Songwright editorNotes: D D# F G A A# C
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 D, the D Phrygian scale uses the notes D D# F G A A# C.
Common chords in this key: I (D), ii (D#), iii (F), IV (G), V (A), vi (A#), vii° (C)
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