D Phrygian

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What It Is

Natural minor with a lowered 2nd degree - degree 3 of the major scale. Notes: D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C.

Minor-sounding with a distinctive dark, tense color from the half step between degrees 1 and 2.

Dark and exotic - tense, with a flamenco/metal edge from its flat 2nd degree.

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