Guitar scale · exotic
G Ultraphrygian Scale
Mode 3 of Double Harmonic Major: Phrygian with a lowered 4th and a doubly flattened 7th (𝄫7).
Tap any note to hear it.
G Ultraphrygian Scale tab: all 5 positions
Each tab climbs from the low E string to the high e string. Play it up, then back down.
e|-----------------------------3-4-6-7-| B|-------------------------4-5---------| G|-------------------3-4-7-------------| D|---------------5-6-------------------| A|---------5-6-7-----------------------| E|-3-4-6-7-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------6-7-| B|-------------------------8-9-----| G|-------------------7-8-9---------| D|-----------5-6-8-9---------------| A|-----5-6-7-----------------------| E|-6-7-----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------7-10-11-| B|---------------------------8-9-11---------| G|---------------------7-8-9----------------| D|-----------------8-9----------------------| A|---------7-10-11--------------------------| E|-7-10-11----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------10-11-12-| B|-------------------------------------11-12----------| G|-------------------------------12-13----------------| D|----------------------12-13-14----------------------| A|----------10-11-13-14-------------------------------| E|-10-11-12-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------12-15-16-| B|-------------------------------------15-16----------| G|-------------------------12-13-15-16----------------| D|----------------12-13-14----------------------------| A|----------13-14-------------------------------------| E|-12-15-16-------------------------------------------|
How to play G Ultraphrygian on guitar
Find the root first: G is at fret 3 on the low E string and fret 10 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every G on the neck; the gold ones are the rest of the scale's home chord (♭3, 5, 𝄫7), the safest notes to land on at the end of a phrase.
Learn it one box at a time. Position 1, the E shape, sits at frets 3–7. Once it's under your fingers, move to position 2 (the D shape) and play the notes the two boxes share, then keep going up the neck. After all five, the scale joins up into one pattern across the whole fretboard.
Degrees
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | G |
| ♭2 | Ab |
| ♭3 | Bb |
| ♭4 | Cb |
| 5 | D |
| ♭6 | Eb |
| 𝄫7 | Fb |
Chords in G Ultraphrygian
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in G Ultraphrygian; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| i | Gm | — | Tonic |
| ♭ii | Abm | Abm(maj7) | Supertonic |
| ♭III | — | — | Mediant |
| ♭IV+ | Cbaug | Cbmaj7#5 | Subdominant |
| V | — | — | Dominant |
| ♭VI | Eb | Ebmaj7 | Submediant |
| VII | Fb | Fbmaj7 | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the G Ultraphrygian Scale?
- The G Ultraphrygian Scale has 7 notes: G, Ab, Bb, Cb, D, Eb, Fb.
- What chords are in the G Ultraphrygian Scale?
- The chords of G Ultraphrygian are Gm (i), Abm (♭ii), Cbaug (♭IV+), Eb (♭VI), Fb (VII).
- What is the formula of the ultraphrygian scale?
- 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 5 ♭6 𝄫7, which is the step pattern H W H W+H H H W+H (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play G Ultraphrygian on the guitar?
- The root G is at fret 3 on the low E string and fret 10 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 3–7, and four more positions connect it up the neck.