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B Phrygian dominant scale on guitar

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

B Phrygian dominant: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteBCD♯EF♯GA
Degree1♭2345♭6♭7
Step1312122

B Phrygian dominant on the whole neck

Every B 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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  • B Phrygian dominant
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B Phrygian dominant scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1545b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b234b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b245b6b71b2345b66E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B Phrygian dominant
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B Phrygian dominant in 5 positions

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

B Phrygian dominant, position 1, frets 0 to 445b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b66E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    B Phrygian dominant, position 2, frets 2 to 65b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes
      B Phrygian dominant, position 3, frets 4 to 8b71b2345b6b71b2345b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E445678
        Position 3: frets 4–8, 16 notes
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        B Phrygian dominant, position 4, frets 7 to 111b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b236E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          B Phrygian dominant, position 5, frets 9 to 13345b6b71b2345b6b71b2346E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–13, 16 notes

            Triads in B Phrygian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1BB major arpeggio
            ♭2CC major arpeggio
            3D♯dimD♯ diminished arpeggio
            4EmE minor arpeggio
            5F♯dimF♯ diminished arpeggio
            ♭6GaugG augmented arpeggio
            ♭7AmA minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in B Phrygian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1B7B7 arpeggio · B7 drop 2 · B7 drop 3 · B7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭2Cmaj7Cmaj7 arpeggio · Cmaj7 drop 2 · Cmaj7 drop 3 · Cmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            3D♯dim7D♯dim7 arpeggio
            4Em(maj7)Em(maj7) arpeggio
            5F♯m7♭5F♯m7♭5 arpeggio · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 · F♯m7♭5 drop 3 · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6G–
            ♭7Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Phrygian dominant in every key

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