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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
NoteB♭C♭DE♭FG♭A♭
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".

B♭ Phrygian dominant scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2Gb2Ab2Bb2Cb3D3Eb3F3Gb3Bb2Cb3D3Eb3F3Gb3Ab3Bb3Cb4D3Eb3F3Gb3Ab3Bb3Cb4D4Eb4F4Ab3Bb3Cb4D4Eb4F4Gb4Ab4Bb4Cb4D4Eb4F4Gb4Ab4Bb4Cb5D5F4Gb4Ab4Bb4Cb5D5Eb5F5Gb56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B♭ Phrygian dominant
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B♭ Phrygian dominant scale, degrees, frets 0 to 155b6b71b2345b61b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b235b6b71b2345b66E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • 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 1 to 55b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    B♭ Phrygian dominant, position 2, frets 3 to 7b71b2345b6b71b2345b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 16 notes
      B♭ Phrygian dominant, position 3, frets 6 to 101b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b236E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        B♭ Phrygian dominant, position 4, frets 8 to 12345b6b71b2345b6b71b2346E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 16 notes
          B♭ Phrygian dominant, position 5, frets 11 to 1545b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b66E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes

            Triads in B♭ Phrygian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            ♭2C♭B major arpeggio
            3DdimD diminished arpeggio
            4E♭mE♭ minor arpeggio
            5FdimF diminished arpeggio
            ♭6G♭augG♭ augmented arpeggio
            ♭7A♭mG♯ minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in B♭ Phrygian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1B♭7B♭7 arpeggio · B♭7 drop 2 · B♭7 drop 3 · B♭7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭2C♭maj7Bmaj7 arpeggio · Bmaj7 drop 2 · Bmaj7 drop 3 · Bmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            3Ddim7Ddim7 arpeggio
            4E♭m(maj7)E♭m(maj7) arpeggio
            5Fm7♭5Fm7♭5 arpeggio · Fm7♭5 drop 2 · Fm7♭5 drop 3 · Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6G♭–
            ♭7A♭m7G♯m7 arpeggio · G♯m7 drop 2 · G♯m7 drop 3 · G♯m7 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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