“Space Oddity” by David Bowie may have a Phrygian Mode intro. The chord changes are Fmaj7 to Em. Play C major scale over it. I hear the Em as the root.

Phrygian Mode is created when the third degree of a major scale is functioning as the root. I had a hard time finding true Phrygian Mode song examples for my book, Fretboard Theory. This may be as good as an example as I’ll find.

To learn more about guitar modes see my book, Fretboard Theory, and my DVD Guitar Modes – The Modal Scales of Popular Music.

 
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