i–bII · Spanish vamp · C minor · i–bII
Phrygian Vamp is a chord pattern you can play in any key. The degrees are i–bII.
A two-chord minor loop with the second chord a half-step above the tonic. It sounds Spanish, modal, and unresolved.
Patterns are common chord moves. They are not the chart of a recorded hit.
Patterns are named by theory. Play them in any key that fits your voice.
Each song page has a chord chart, fingerings, and the same song in every key.
i – bII
Cm · Db
| 1 | Cm | · | Db | · |
|---|
Keep the tonic chord heavy. The bII should feel like a lift, not a new key, then fall back.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C minor · Written in this key | Cm · Db |
| Db minor | C#m · D |
| D minor | Dm · Eb |
| Eb minor | D#m · E |
| E minor | Em · F |
| F minor | Fm · Gb |
| F# minor | F#m · G |
| G minor | Gm · Ab |
| Ab minor | G#m · A |
| A minor | Am · A# |
| Bb minor | Bbm · B |
| B minor | Bm · C |
These songs use this pattern. This is not their chord chart: real recordings differ in key, rhythm and the chords they add.
No Songbook entry uses this pattern as a run of chords.