Phrygian Dominant scale
Phrygian Dominant is the fifth mode of harmonic minor, and its name describes it precisely, a Phrygian scale whose third has been raised to major.
- Used for
- Flamenco, metal and Middle Eastern and Jewish melodies.
- Formula
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Steps H 1½ H W H W W Semitones 1-3-1-2-1-2-2 Degrees 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 - Also called
- Freygish, Spanish Phrygian, Hijaz, and Ahava Rabbah.
Phrygian Dominant in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Phrygian Dominant scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Phrygian Dominant scale piano guitar
- D D Phrygian Dominant scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Phrygian Dominant scale piano guitar
- E E Phrygian Dominant scale piano guitar
- F F Phrygian Dominant scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Phrygian Dominant scale piano guitar
- G G Phrygian Dominant scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Phrygian Dominant scale piano guitar
- A A Phrygian Dominant scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Phrygian Dominant scale piano guitar
- B B Phrygian Dominant scale piano guitar
