Phrygian Mode
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The Phrygian Mode originally ascended from E to E'
Reference:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1'
Note C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C

Phrygian Mode:

I II III IV V VI VII VIII
Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone
Note E F G A B C D E

This pattern of intervals: S-T-T-T-S-T-T is the characteristic of the Phrygian mode, and is a Minor mode.

Because the mode is characterised by its interval structure, you can start on any note and progress with the same intervals to produce a Phrygian mode in that 'key'.
This would be 'G Phrygian':

I II III IV V VI VII VIII
Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone
Note G G# A# C D D# F G

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