A♯ Phrygian / B♭ Phrygian

7-note Phrygian scale on A♯ / B♭A♯, B, C♯, D♯, F, F♯, G♯.

Press to hear the scale played ascending.

A minor mode with a flat second — the semitone right above the root gives it a dark, Spanish-flamenco tension.

The notes

Each degree links to its pitch page. Note names use sharp spelling throughout — every accidental is written as a sharp (C♯, not D♭), the same convention as the note pages.

Degrees & steps

DegreeNoteSemitones from rootStep to next
1A♯0half
♭2B1whole
♭3C♯3whole
4D♯5whole
5F7half
♭6F♯8whole
♭7G♯10whole

The step formula is 1–2–2–2–1–2–2 semitones — 7 steps that sum to a full octave (12 semitones) and return to A♯.

Other scales on A♯ / B♭

Phrygian scales on every root