A Phrygian Cheat Sheet

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The A Phrygian Scale

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Key Signature

Key signature of A Phrygian showing 1 flat (B♭)

Relative Keys

The relative keys of A Phrygian are:

About The Key Of A Phrygian

The key of A Phrygian has a key signature of 1 flat (B♭). The A Phrygian scale has the notes A, B♭, C, D, E, F, and G. It is the 3rd most popular key among Phrygian keys and the 51st most popular among all keys. The A Phrygian scale is similar to the A Minor scale except that its 2nd note (B♭) is a half step lower. Chord progressions in Phrygian often rely on the major chord built off of this 2nd scale degree (B♭ major) which gives the key its distinctive sound. For chord progressions, statistics, and tendencies, view this key in Hooktheory Trends

The 20 Most Popular Chords In A Phrygian

According to the TheoryTab database, songs in A Phrygian draw almost entirely from the following 20 chords. Click on a chord below to show it on the piano and hear how it sounds.

Songs In The Key Of A Phrygian

Click on the following songs in A Phrygian to see their chords and melody in the TheoryTab database.

First to Say Goodnight
by Oh Land
Animate
by Rush
Hopeless Battle
by Yutaka Minobe
Secret
by Maroon 5
Basscadet
by Autechre
You Will Know Our Names - Finale
by ACE
Vs Johto Trainer
by Junichi Masuda
Stage 59
by HertzDevil
Symposium Magarum
by Yuki Kajiura
People-Vultures
by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Evil Death Roll
by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
One Kiss
by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa
Mario Kart DS - Airship Fortress
by Nintendo
Mr Man
by Alicia Keys
More And More
by TWICE
Vendetta
by Neon Hitch
Fafner in the Azure - Opening of Nightmare's Gate
by Tsuneyoshi Saito
Calling All Ghosts
by TryHardNinja
(H)
by Tool
Sand Canyon 3 - Kirby's Dreamland 3
by Nintendo
Trisection - Final Fantasy Tactics
by Hitoshi Sakimoto
Team Rocket Battle - Pokemon Gold and Silver
by Junichi Masuda
Chocolate Pomegranate
by Ari Lennox
Like A Pen
by The Knife
Carnivale Intrigue
by Kevin MacLeod
Super Metroid - Lower Norfair
by Kenji Yamamoto
Super Castlevania 4 - Forest of Monsters
by Konami
Si Tu No Vuelves (feat Chetes)
by Amaral
test drive
by Ariana Grande
The Calm
by Valve Studio Orchestra
Kid Icarus - Castle
by Nintendo
Trainer Battle - Pokemon Red and Blue
by Junichi Masuda
'70 They're Killing Children Over There
by The Magnetic Fields
Doo Wop (That Thing)
by Lauryn Hill
Ward
by C418
Always Too Late
by Annie
Stressed Out
by Twenty One Pilots
SexyBack
by Justin Timberlake
Under My Control
by Nintendo
Mega Man 7 - Robot Master Battle
by Capcom
Endless Fight - Dynasty Warriors 3
by Koei
Necessary Evil
by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Galacta Knight
by Jun Ishikawa
Circus
by Lee Cheol Won
The Earth Will Shake
by Thrice

Popular Chord Progressions In The Key Of A Phrygian

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