{"id":112,"date":"2011-04-28T20:00:25","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T03:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sixstringsensei.com\/?p=112"},"modified":"2011-05-30T15:08:43","modified_gmt":"2011-05-30T22:08:43","slug":"phrygian-mode-third-position-major-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixstringsensei.com\/112\/phrygian-mode-third-position-major-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrygian Mode \u2013 The Third Position of the Major Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-373\" title=\"Phrygian Mode Fretboard Diagram\" src=\"https:\/\/sixstringsensei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/phrygian_mode_diagram.png\" alt=\"Phrygian Mode Fretboard Diagram\" width=\"159\" height=\"293\" \/>The Phrygian Mode is based around the third note of the major scale. In the key of G, this 3rd note is B. So this will be played as the B Phrygian Mode. To play the B Phrygian Mode you will start with the first note at the 6th string 7th fret. The Phrygian Mode sounds exotic and heavy. It&#8217;s a very popular mode for many heavy metal bands like Metalllica and Slayer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uA3cOZ76S6w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Phrygian Mode is based around the third note of the major scale. In the key of G, this 3rd note is B. So this will be played as the B Phrygian Mode. To play the B Phrygian Mode you will start with the first note at the 6th string 7th fret. 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