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C Phrygian dominant scale on guitar

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

C Phrygian dominant: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteCD♭EFGA♭B♭
Degree1♭2345♭6♭7
Step1312122

C Phrygian dominant on the whole neck

Every C 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".

C Phrygian dominant scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2G2Ab2Bb2C3Db3E3F3G3Bb2C3Db3E3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4E3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4Db4E4F4G3Ab3Bb3C4Db4E4F4G4Ab4Bb4C4Db4E4F4G4Ab4Bb4C5Db5E4F4G4Ab4Bb4C5Db5E5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C Phrygian dominant
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C Phrygian dominant scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15345b6b71b2345b71b2345b6b71345b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b23456E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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C Phrygian dominant in 5 positions

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

C Phrygian dominant, position 1, frets 1 to 545b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b66E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    C Phrygian dominant, position 2, frets 3 to 75b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      C Phrygian dominant, position 3, frets 5 to 9b71b2345b6b71b2345b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 16 notes
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        C Phrygian dominant, position 4, frets 8 to 121b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b236E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          C Phrygian dominant, position 5, frets 10 to 14345b6b71b2345b6b71b2346E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 16 notes

            Triads in C Phrygian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1CC major arpeggio
            ♭2D♭D♭ major arpeggio
            3EdimE diminished arpeggio
            4FmF minor arpeggio
            5GdimG diminished arpeggio
            ♭6A♭augA♭ augmented arpeggio
            ♭7B♭mB♭ minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in C Phrygian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1C7C7 arpeggio · C7 drop 2 · C7 drop 3 · C7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭2D♭maj7D♭maj7 arpeggio · D♭maj7 drop 2 · D♭maj7 drop 3 · D♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            3Edim7Edim7 arpeggio
            4Fm(maj7)Fm(maj7) arpeggio
            5Gm7♭5Gm7♭5 arpeggio · Gm7♭5 drop 2 · Gm7♭5 drop 3 · Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6A♭–
            ♭7B♭m7B♭m7 arpeggio · B♭m7 drop 2 · B♭m7 drop 3 · B♭m7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Phrygian dominant in every key

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