When does one usually use the Phrygian Mode?

Question

I play guitar and i wonder when do you usually use it and what kinds of music it fits into

Answer 1

The Phrygian mode is quite possibly the most common-used mode (besides the major and minor keys). It is found most commonly in Metal music, although it is also commonly found in Industrial, General Rock, and to a lesser extent Folk and Classical. Besides working over a static minor chord, this mode also works over a iii - IV chord progression very well. Ex. Cmin7-Dbmaj7. A lot of heavy metal players like to use this chord progression to go crazy with the phrygian mode.

Chords from the phrygian mode: min, min7, min7b9, 7susb9, b9sus, min11(b9)


More often than minor chords, the phrygian mode gets used over sus4 chords. The reason is because sus chords don't contain 3rds, the min3rd of the scale gets nuturalized in a way. You may want to even consider the min 3rd as an aug 9th which makes it seem compatible with dominat chords. Jazz guys like Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock used to like to use the prygian mode over a b9 sus chord.

Answer 2

Thinkabou... Tell us the ACTUAL tuning, man!

(We just gotta know THIS one -'specially on mah ''TWELVE".!)