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E Phrygian: Patt. 1

The document discusses the Phrygian mode in music. It provides the notes, intervals, and 5 positional patterns of the Phrygian scale based on E. It also shows examples of the Phrygian mode transposed to other keys like A and G, and provides fingering positions for playing the patterns on guitar.

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E Phrygian: Patt. 1

The document discusses the Phrygian mode in music. It provides the notes, intervals, and 5 positional patterns of the Phrygian scale based on E. It also shows examples of the Phrygian mode transposed to other keys like A and G, and provides fingering positions for playing the patterns on guitar.

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pentatonicand anchorchords.This will also allowfor
quick and easy parallel modality changes-for
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example,changingbetweenE naturalminor and E
flatted(minor)second step, which adds a distinctly
Phrygian"on the fly" during a guitar solo-using a
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The shapeshownon page32 as
pattern1 for Phrygian.Shiftit to the sixthstringroot.
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patternon G at the thirdfret and continuefromthere.
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