Guitar · scales and modes # 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. | Note | C | D♭ | E | F | G | A♭ | B♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ♭6 | ♭7 | | Step | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ## 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 Note names C Phrygian dominant Degrees ## 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. Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 16 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 16 notes ## Triads in C Phrygian dominant | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | C | [C major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-major) | | ♭2 | D♭ | [D♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-major) | | 3 | Edim | [E diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-diminished) | | 4 | Fm | [F minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-minor) | | 5 | Gdim | [G diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-diminished) | | ♭6 | A♭aug | [A♭ augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab-augmented) | | ♭7 | B♭m | [B♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-minor) | ## Seventh chords in C Phrygian dominant | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | C7 | [C7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c7) · [C7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c7-drop-2) · [C7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c7-drop-3) · [C7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭2 | D♭maj7 | [D♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dbmaj7) · [D♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dbmaj7-drop-2) · [D♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dbmaj7-drop-3) · [D♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dbmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | Edim7 | [Edim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/edim7) | | 4 | Fm(maj7) | [Fm(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fmmaj7) | | 5 | Gm7♭5 | [Gm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7b5) · [Gm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2) · [Gm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-3) · [Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭6 | A♭ | – | | ♭7 | B♭m7 | [B♭m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7) · [B♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2) · [B♭m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-3) · [B♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of C Phrygian dominant, starting from another root. - [F harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-harmonic-minor) ## Phrygian dominant in every key - C Phrygian dominant - [C♯ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-phrygian-dominant) - [D Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian-dominant) - [E♭ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-phrygian-dominant) - [E Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian-dominant) - [F Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-phrygian-dominant) - [F♯ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian-dominant) - [G Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-phrygian-dominant) - [G♯ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-phrygian-dominant) - [A Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian-dominant) - [B♭ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-phrygian-dominant) - [B Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian-dominant) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice C Phrygian dominant in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-phrygian-dominant:0:ladder:p1)