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B♭ Phrygian Dominant scale

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About the B flat Phrygian Dominant scale

B flat Phrygian Dominant is used for flamenco, metal and Middle Eastern and Jewish melodies. It's a major-third scale with a flat second, the sound of flamenco and the Middle East.

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Positions

Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.

CAGED

Five shapes, each anchored to a chord form you already know, the pop and rock default that ties your scales to your chords. The outlined notes are that chord, so you can see the C, A, G, E, and D shapes inside the scale.

A shapeopen
G shapefr 3
E shapefr 5
D shapefr 7
C shapefr 10
3NPS

3NPS stands for 3 notes per string. It lays the scale out in seven even shapes for rock and metal lead, and favors speed because the picking pattern stays consistent across every string.

Shape 1fr 1
Shape 2fr 2
Shape 3fr 4
Shape 4fr 6
Shape 5fr 7
Shape 6fr 9
Shape 7fr 11
7-position system

7 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.

Position 1fr 1
Position 2fr 2
Position 3fr 4
Position 4fr 6
Position 5fr 7
Position 6fr 10
Position 7fr 11

Chords in the key of B flat Phrygian Dominant

Expand a chord to see how to play it.

I B flat
3fr 6fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

II C flat
4fr 7fr 9fr

(1st inversion)

iii° D diminished
3fr 5fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

iv E flat minor
6fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

F diminished
6fr 8fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

VI+ G flat augmented
7fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

vii A flat minor
4fr 6fr 7fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

Seventh chords in B flat Phrygian Dominant

The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.

I B flat seven
6fr 8fr 11fr

II C flat major seven
4fr 7fr 9fr

iii° D diminished seven
4fr 7fr 10fr

iv E flat minor major seven
3fr 6fr 11fr

F minor seven flat five
8fr 11fr

VI+ G flat major seven sharp five
6fr 9fr 11fr

vii A flat minor seven
4fr 6fr 9fr 11fr

Progressions in B flat Phrygian Dominant

Tap any chord to hear it, or play the whole progression.

I I+
Isus4 I
I II
I ♭VI+
ii I7

Notes and intervals

1 B flat Root
2 C flat Minor 2nd
3 D Major 3rd
4 E flat Perfect 4th
5 F Perfect 5th
6 G flat Minor 6th
7 A flat Minor 7th

Shapes

Chromatic

C C♯ D♭ D D♯ E♭ E F F♯ G♭ G G♯ A♭ A A♯ B♭ B

Circle of Fifths

C G D A E B F♯ G♭ C♯ D♭ G♯ A♭ D♯ E♭ A♯ B♭ F

Related scales

Phrygian Dominant in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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