Notes: E – F – G – A – B – C – D · Formula: 1 – ♭2 – ♭3 – 4 – 5 – ♭6 – ♭7
B
E Natural Minor (Aeolian)
Root2nd3rd4th5th♭67th
Notes: E – F# – G – A – B – C – D · Formula: 1 – 2 – ♭3 – 4 – 5 – ♭6 – ♭7
What's the difference?
Shared notesE1G♭3A4B5C♭6D♭7
Only in PhrygianF♭2
Only in Natural MinorF#2
Why it matters: Phrygian is natural minor with a flattened 2nd. That half-step right above the root is the entire difference — and the source of Phrygian's dark, Spanish, metal-flavoured tension.
Shown in E: the open low E string is where Phrygian lives in flamenco and metal, and it matches the E Phrygian page.