2009-08-28, 11:45 PM
Phrygian isn't sad. It's anger or seriousness. A lot of Metallica's songs are written in the phrygian mode.
Here's a prime example of the phrygian mode in use. Just listen to the angry rhythm guitar. This mode always makes good music to scream to.
[youtube]uVnpPmXbzKI[/youtube]
Much of this song is in the phrygian mode as well (though it modulates in some parts to show it's not TOTALLY serious):
[youtube]tbxt3LM9AvY[/youtube]
One more song - this time from Metallica in their song "Master of Puppets".
[youtube]_z-hEyVQDRA[/youtube]
The phrygian mode becomes evident during this riff with the power chords at the end:
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This is, in my mind, the best riff of the whole song.
Here's a prime example of the phrygian mode in use. Just listen to the angry rhythm guitar. This mode always makes good music to scream to.
[youtube]uVnpPmXbzKI[/youtube]
Much of this song is in the phrygian mode as well (though it modulates in some parts to show it's not TOTALLY serious):
[youtube]tbxt3LM9AvY[/youtube]
One more song - this time from Metallica in their song "Master of Puppets".
[youtube]_z-hEyVQDRA[/youtube]
The phrygian mode becomes evident during this riff with the power chords at the end:
This is, in my mind, the best riff of the whole song.