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A Phrygian dominant scale on guitar

A Phrygian dominant has 7 notes: A, B♭, C♯, D, E, F, G. Mode 5 of harmonic minor; also called Spanish Phrygian or the Jewish scale.

A Phrygian dominant: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteAB♭C♯DEFG
Degree1♭2345♭6♭7
Step1312122

A Phrygian dominant on the whole neck

Every A Phrygian dominant note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

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  • A Phrygian dominant
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A Phrygian dominant scale, degrees, frets 0 to 155b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b245b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A Phrygian dominant
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A Phrygian dominant in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

A Phrygian dominant, position 1, frets 0 to 45b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    A Phrygian dominant, position 2, frets 2 to 6b71b2345b6b71b2345b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 16 notes
      A Phrygian dominant, position 3, frets 5 to 91b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b236E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        A Phrygian dominant, position 4, frets 7 to 11345b6b71b2345b6b71b2346E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 16 notes
          A Phrygian dominant, position 5, frets 10 to 1445b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b66E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in A Phrygian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1AA major arpeggio
            ♭2B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            3C♯dimC♯ diminished arpeggio
            4DmD minor arpeggio
            5EdimE diminished arpeggio
            ♭6FaugF augmented arpeggio
            ♭7GmG minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A Phrygian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1A7A7 arpeggio · A7 drop 2 · A7 drop 3 · A7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭2B♭maj7B♭maj7 arpeggio · B♭maj7 drop 2 · B♭maj7 drop 3 · B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            3C♯dim7C♯dim7 arpeggio
            4Dm(maj7)Dm(maj7) arpeggio
            5Em7♭5Em7♭5 arpeggio · Em7♭5 drop 2 · Em7♭5 drop 3 · Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6F–
            ♭7Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of A Phrygian dominant, starting from another root.

            Phrygian dominant in every key

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