Tuning-specific scale diagram

D Phrygian Scale in E Flat Standard Tuning

D Phrygian Scale in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same d phrygian scale pitch classes across 6 strings tuned Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. The tuning changes where the same pitch classes sit across the fretboard.

Scale notes: D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C
Formula: 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Semitones: 0 1 3 5 7 8 10
Parent scale: Bb major
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: Eb2 to Eb4
24-fret range: Eb2 to Eb6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to D Phrygian Scale: string 6 Eb (b2), string 2 Bb (b6), and string 1 Eb (b2). None of those open-string tones is the D root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6Ebb2

String 2Bbb6

String 1Ebb2

First root on each string

String 6Fret 11

String 5Fret 6

String 4Fret 1

String 3Fret 8

String 2Fret 4

String 1Fret 11

Low-string pattern

On the lowest Eb string, the first-octave scale pattern falls at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 11, with the D root at fret 11. On the highest Eb string, the first D is at fret 11.

OpenEbb2

Fret 2Fb3

Fret 4G4

Fret 6A5

Fret 7Bbb6

Fret 9Cb7

Fret 11D1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play D Phrygian Scale on the low Eb string at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets Eb on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest D root and two other scale tones.
Connect the D root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 11, 6, 1, 8, 4, and 11, adding the nearest scale tone between each pair of roots.