Tuning-specific scale diagram

G Phrygian Scale in 8-String Drop E Tuning

G Phrygian Scale in 8-String Drop E Tuning shows the same g phrygian scale pitch classes across 8 strings tuned E B E A D G B E. The seventh and eighth strings extend the pattern into the lower register for wider-range riffs and chord voicings.

Scale notes: G, Ab, Bb, C, D, Eb, F
Formula: 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Semitones: 0 1 3 5 7 8 10
Parent scale: Eb major
Tuning: E B E A D G B E
Strings: 8
Open pitch range: E1 to E4
24-fret range: E1 to E6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 8 open strings belong to G Phrygian Scale: string 4 D (5) and string 3 G (1). G roots occur on open string 3.

String 4D5

String 3G1

First root on each string

String 8Fret 3

String 7Fret 8

String 6Fret 3

String 5Fret 10

String 4Fret 5

String 3Open

String 2Fret 8

String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave scale pattern falls at frets 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 11, with the G root at fret 3. On the highest E string, the first G is at fret 3.

Fret 1Fb7

Fret 3G1

Fret 4Abb2

Fret 6Bbb3

Fret 8C4

Fret 10D5

Fret 11Ebb6

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play G Phrygian Scale on the low E string at frets 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets D on open string 4 ring, then connect it to the nearest G root and two other scale tones.
Connect the G root positions on strings 8 through 1 at frets 3, 8, 3, 10, 5, 0, 8, and 3, adding the nearest scale tone between each pair of roots.