Phrygian mode for Shredders!!!!



This lesson is for the Lead shredder's who want to add some spice to their playing using the dark and menacing Phrygian Mode.

In example 1 the E Phrygian Mode is being used over an Eminor chord. The Phrygian mode formula is 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

Chordal Harmony for Phrygian mode is Emin7 FMaj7 G7 Amin7 Bmin7b5 CMajor7 DMinor7 - These can be used as power chords also for metal writing.
Eg - E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C5 D5

1 ----------------------------
2 ----------------------------
3 ----------------------------
4 ----------------------------
5 --2--3--5--7--9--10-12--14--
6 --0--1--3--5--7--8--10--12--
    E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C5 D5  E5

( E F G A B C D E) = E Phrygian - You will notice this contains the same notes as C Major.

'QUICK FACT' If your are in Fret 12 on Eminor and you count back 4 frets you have a C note. You can use this C Major scale and focus
on the E notes to create E Phrygian.


Example 1


1 -------------------------------------------12--
2 ----------------------------------12-13-15-----
3 ----------------------------12-14--------------
4 -------------------12-14-15--------------------
5 ----------12-14-15-----------------------------
6 -12-13-15--------------------------------------

Eminor ( E Phrygian )



Example 2

1 ----------------------------------------------
2 ----------------------------------------------
3 ----------------------------------------------
4 -------------------12h14h15p14p12--14---------
5 ----------12h14h15----------------------2-----
6 -12h13h15-------------------------------0-----

Eminor

In example 2 we are running up E Phrygian and ending on an E5 chord. Ideal for endings of Metal songs in E

Example 3

1 --1p0-0-0--3p0-0-0--5p0-0-0--7p0-0-0--8p0-0-0--10p0-0-0--12--
2 -------------------------------------------------------------
3 -------------------------------------------------------------
4 -------------------------------------------------------------
5 -------------------------------------------------------------
6 -------------------------------------------------------------

Using the open E String no 1 as a pedal tone we are now running up E Phrygian scale. Great way to get from open position to fret 12.

Example 4

1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-13-15--12-
2----------------------------------------------------------------12-13-15--12-13-15-------------
3----------------------------------------------12-13-14--12-13-14-------------------------------
4----------------------------12-14-15--12-14-15-------------------------------------------------
5---------12-14-15--12-14-15--------------------------------------------------------------------
6-12-13-15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To be alternate picked in triplet time.


Example 5
1-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-13-15------
2-------------------------------------------------------------12-13-15-12-13-15----------15fb-
3--------------------------------------------12-13-14-12-13-14--------------------------------
4---------------------------12-14-15-12-14-15-------------------------------------------------
5---------12-14-15-12-14-15-------------------------------------------------------------------
6-12-13-15------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The same as Example 4 but bending the 15th fret D a full step up to E at the end.



Now for some more advanced techiques using E Phrygian.

Example 6

1 -12-10-8-----------------------------------------------------------
2 ---------12-10-8---------------------------------------------------
3 ------------------10-9-7-------------------------------------------
4 -------------------------10-9-7------------------------------------
5 ---------------------------------10-8-7----------------7h8h10--7---
6 ----------------------------------------10-8-7--7h8h10-------------

E5


Example 7

1-T17P15-13-12-T17P15-13-12-T17P15-13-12-T17P15-13-12-T17P15-13-12-------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------------------------T17P15-13-12-------------
3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------T17P14P13P12-
4------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1-----------------
2-----------------
3-----------------
4-T17P15P14P12H14-
5-----------------
6-----------------

E5

T = Tapped note with right hand index finger - P = pull off H = hammer on


Example 8

1 ---------------7H10--10/15-13-12------------
2 -------------8-------------------13/17--17--
3 -------4/7-9--------------------------------
4 -----5--------------------------------------
5 ---7----------------------------------------
6 --------------------------------------------

E5

Utilizing various positions this is based in the key of E Phrygian. Works great over Eminor or E5

Example 9

1 -12-10-12-8-12-7-12-8----
2 -------------------------
3 -------------------------
4 -------------------------
5 -------------------------
6 -------------------------

To be picked as fast as possible over Eminor


Example 10

1 --19p15------------12h15--12p8----------3h7/19p15---------------
2 -------17-------13-------------10-----5-----------17------------
3 ----------16\12-------------------9\4----------------16---------
4 --------------------------------------------------------17------
5 -----------------------------------------------------------19---
6 ----------------------------------------------------------------

E5

To be sweep picked over E5

As always try to transpose as many of these licks as possible to broaden your lick vocabulary and have fun !!!!!!!

Lesson courtesy of http://www.allmusicacademy.co.nz