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Phrygian mode

Phrygian mode noun: a mode whose scale is the same as a minor key with the second scale degree lowered by one half step, with the interval pattern.

Noun

Phrygian mode (plural Phrygian modes)

  1. A mode whose scale is the same as a minor key with the second scale degree lowered by one half step, with the interval pattern
    • semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone.
    • Starting on the note C, this produces a scale with the notes C, D♭, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C

Forms of Phrygian mode

pluralPhrygian modes

Questions about Phrygian mode

What does Phrygian mode mean?
Phrygian mode means a mode whose scale is the same as a minor key with the second scale degree lowered by one half step, with the interval pattern.
What part of speech is Phrygian mode?
Phrygian mode is a noun.
What is the plural of Phrygian mode?
The plural of Phrygian mode is Phrygian modes.

Words near Phrygian mode in the dictionary

  1. phrygian
  2. Phrygian cadence
  3. Phrygian cadences
  4. Phrygian cap
  5. Phrygian caps
  6. Phrygian mode
  7. Phrygian modes
  8. Phrygian stone
  9. Phrygianize
  10. Phrygianized
  11. Phrygianizes

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