E Phrygian Pentatonic Scale Charts
Explore E Phrygian Pentatonic across the full guitar fretboard and 5 connected positions. Notes: E, F, G, B, D. Intervals: 1, b2, b3, 5, b7.
E Phrygian Pentatonic full fretboard chart
E Phrygian Pentatonic uses E, F, G, B, D across frets 0-15.
| String | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | RE | b2F | b3G | 5B | b7D | RE | b2F | b3G | ||||||||
| 2B | 5B | b7D | RE | b2F | b3G | 5B | b7D | |||||||||
| 3G | b3G | 5B | b7D | RE | b2F | b3G | ||||||||||
| 4D | b7D | RE | b2F | b3G | 5B | b7D | RE | b2F | ||||||||
| 5A | 5B | b7D | RE | b2F | b3G | 5B | ||||||||||
| 6E | RE | b2F | b3G | 5B | b7D | RE | b2F | b3G | ||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
String 1: E4 at fret 0 (root), F4 at fret 1 (b2), G4 at fret 3 (b3), B4 at fret 7 (5), D5 at fret 10 (b7), E5 at fret 12 (root), F5 at fret 13 (b2), G5 at fret 15 (b3).
String 2: B3 at fret 0 (5), D4 at fret 3 (b7), E4 at fret 5 (root), F4 at fret 6 (b2), G4 at fret 8 (b3), B4 at fret 12 (5), D5 at fret 15 (b7).
String 3: G3 at fret 0 (b3), B3 at fret 4 (5), D4 at fret 7 (b7), E4 at fret 9 (root), F4 at fret 10 (b2), G4 at fret 12 (b3).
String 4: D3 at fret 0 (b7), E3 at fret 2 (root), F3 at fret 3 (b2), G3 at fret 5 (b3), B3 at fret 9 (5), D4 at fret 12 (b7), E4 at fret 14 (root), F4 at fret 15 (b2).
String 5: B2 at fret 2 (5), D3 at fret 5 (b7), E3 at fret 7 (root), F3 at fret 8 (b2), G3 at fret 10 (b3), B3 at fret 14 (5).
String 6: E2 at fret 0 (root), F2 at fret 1 (b2), G2 at fret 3 (b3), B2 at fret 7 (5), D3 at fret 10 (b7), E3 at fret 12 (root), F3 at fret 13 (b2), G3 at fret 15 (b3).
E Phrygian Pentatonic Position 1 chart
Position 1 covers frets 12-15 for E Phrygian Pentatonic.
| String | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | RE | b2F | b3G | |
| 2B | 5B | b7D | ||
| 3G | b3G | |||
| 4D | b7D | RE | b2F | |
| 5A | 5B | |||
| 6E | RE | b2F | b3G | |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
String 1: E5 at fret 12 (root), F5 at fret 13 (b2), G5 at fret 15 (b3).
String 2: B4 at fret 12 (5), D5 at fret 15 (b7).
String 3: G4 at fret 12 (b3).
String 4: D4 at fret 12 (b7), E4 at fret 14 (root), F4 at fret 15 (b2).
String 5: B3 at fret 14 (5).
String 6: E3 at fret 12 (root), F3 at fret 13 (b2), G3 at fret 15 (b3).
E Phrygian Pentatonic Position 2 chart
Position 2 covers frets 9-12 for E Phrygian Pentatonic.
| String | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | b7D | RE | |||
| 2B | 5B | ||||
| 3G | RE | b2F | b3G | ||
| 4D | 5B | b7D | |||
| 5A | b2F | b3G | |||
| 6E | b7D | RE | |||
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
String 1: D5 at fret 10 (b7), E5 at fret 12 (root).
String 2: B4 at fret 12 (5).
String 3: E4 at fret 9 (root), F4 at fret 10 (b2), G4 at fret 12 (b3).
String 4: B3 at fret 9 (5), D4 at fret 12 (b7).
String 5: F3 at fret 8 (b2), G3 at fret 10 (b3).
String 6: D3 at fret 10 (b7), E3 at fret 12 (root).
E Phrygian Pentatonic Position 3 chart
Position 3 covers frets 7-10 for E Phrygian Pentatonic.
| String | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | 5B | b7D | |||
| 2B | b2F | b3G | |||
| 3G | b7D | RE | |||
| 4D | 5B | ||||
| 5A | RE | b2F | b3G | ||
| 6E | 5B | b7D | |||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
String 1: B4 at fret 7 (5), D5 at fret 10 (b7).
String 2: F4 at fret 6 (b2), G4 at fret 8 (b3).
String 3: D4 at fret 7 (b7), E4 at fret 9 (root).
String 4: B3 at fret 9 (5).
String 5: E3 at fret 7 (root), F3 at fret 8 (b2), G3 at fret 10 (b3).
String 6: B2 at fret 7 (5), D3 at fret 10 (b7).
E Phrygian Pentatonic Position 4 chart
Position 4 covers frets 4-7 for E Phrygian Pentatonic.
| String | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | b3G | 5B | |||
| 2B | RE | b2F | |||
| 3G | 5B | b7D | |||
| 4D | b2F | b3G | |||
| 5A | b7D | RE | |||
| 6E | b3G | 5B | |||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
String 1: G4 at fret 3 (b3), B4 at fret 7 (5).
String 2: E4 at fret 5 (root), F4 at fret 6 (b2).
String 3: B3 at fret 4 (5), D4 at fret 7 (b7).
String 4: F3 at fret 3 (b2), G3 at fret 5 (b3).
String 5: D3 at fret 5 (b7), E3 at fret 7 (root).
String 6: G2 at fret 3 (b3), B2 at fret 7 (5).
E Phrygian Pentatonic Position 5 chart
Position 5 covers frets 2-5 for E Phrygian Pentatonic.
| String | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | b2F | b3G | |||
| 2B | b7D | RE | |||
| 3G | 5B | ||||
| 4D | RE | b2F | b3G | ||
| 5A | 5B | b7D | |||
| 6E | b2F | b3G | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
String 1: F4 at fret 1 (b2), G4 at fret 3 (b3).
String 2: D4 at fret 3 (b7), E4 at fret 5 (root).
String 3: B3 at fret 4 (5).
String 4: E3 at fret 2 (root), F3 at fret 3 (b2), G3 at fret 5 (b3).
String 5: B2 at fret 2 (5), D3 at fret 5 (b7).
String 6: F2 at fret 1 (b2), G2 at fret 3 (b3).
Phrygian Pentatonic scale essentials
- Interval formula
- 1 · b2 · b3 · 5 · b7
- Characteristic tones
- b2 · b3
Practice the E Phrygian Pentatonic sound
- Say and play the scale: Play E → F → G → B → D → E up and back down, naming the degrees 1 → b2 → b3 → 5 → b7 → 1 as you go.
- Hear its defining tones: pause on F (b2), G (b3) before landing on E. Listen for how those characteristic tones color the phrase.
- Connect the positions: Work through all 5 position charts. Start in Position 1 (frets 12–15), then repeat a short phrase from the root in each shape. Use the full fretboard chart to find the next E as you move between positions.
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