It is otherwise known as the minor descending tetrachord. Phrygian chord progression (Ab major/C phrygian) So, I usually think I know how to establish a tonic but I heard that to establish phrygian, you would play I and bII so C-Eb-G and Db-F-Ab Now Ab is the relative key of C phrygian and if I play I and bII in C phrygian it sounds like it resolves to the Ab which would ruin the whole purpose. Here's a typical Phrygian chord: C+Db+F+Bb. For gospel musicians, you can hear a Phrygian chord progression in Tye Tribett’s Champion in the key of D major: Our God is the awesome God There’s none like you With him we win He’s our champion. Using the D Phrygian mode: …here’s the progression… The 3-chord: The 2-chord: The 1-chord: When improvising, don't think in conventional chord … In C Phrygian this is Db. Songs don’t always stay in one key. C Phrygian derives from Ab major, so the notes are C, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab and Bb. F5-E5 ♭óII-i in E Phrygian (IV-i in the C major scale) Though this progression starts on the ♭óII chord, F5, the i chord, E5, is functioning as the tonic in the song example. In a jazz context, the Phrygian dominant scale gets used in a much different situation; generally on a V7 chord, to create an "altered dominant" sound. There’s a “3-2-1” Phrygian progression. Instead the 4th (F) is emphasised. Notes E F G A B C D. Would I use chords derived from the C Major scale or E the Phyrgian. For example, on the chord progression G7 to Cmaj, the G Phrygian dominant scale would be played on the G7 chord, to create a G7b9 sound, which resolves nicely to the Cmaj. The Andalusian cadence (diatonic phrygian tetrachord) is a term adopted from flamenco music for a chord progression comprising four chords descending stepwise—a vi–V–IV–III progression with respect to the major mode or i–VII–VI–V progression with respect to the minor mode. Ex. In E Phrygian. Another feature is the b2. This means that the scale has no major 3rd. In the intro, the Fmaj 7 Neapolitan seventh chord alternates with the E minor tonic triad but the further chord progression is not possible in the Phrygian mode since the major chords rooted in the fourth and seventh scales would have to be minor to fit with the Phrygish canon. i-♭óII in E Phrygian (iii-IV in the C major scale) “Symphony of Destruction” by Megadeth. As a bluegrass player my expectation for ‘jamming’ is that a chord progression (usually only 1 progression; a single ‘A’ part, and usually 3 or 4 chords) is agreed on by all present, the bassist mostly just keeps the beat and chords, while everyone else stands in a circle, adding in their part and rotating the improv around in 8 bar phrases (maybe the bass gets a solo at the end).