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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.
| 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".
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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.
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Triads in C♯ Phrygian dominant
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C♯ | D♭ major arpeggio |
| ♭2 | D | D major arpeggio |
| 3 | E♯dim | F diminished arpeggio |
| 4 | F♯m | F♯ minor arpeggio |
| 5 | G♯dim | G♯ diminished arpeggio |
| ♭6 | Aaug | A augmented arpeggio |
| ♭7 | Bm | B minor arpeggio |
Seventh chords in C♯ Phrygian dominant
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C♯7 | D♭7 arpeggio · D♭7 drop 2 · D♭7 drop 3 · D♭7 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♭2 | Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 arpeggio · Dmaj7 drop 2 · Dmaj7 drop 3 · Dmaj7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 3 | E♯dim7 | Fdim7 arpeggio |
| 4 | F♯m(maj7) | F♯m(maj7) arpeggio |
| 5 | G♯m7♭5 | G♯m7♭5 arpeggio · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 · G♯m7♭5 drop 3 · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♭6 | A | – |
| ♭7 | Bm7 | Bm7 arpeggio · Bm7 drop 2 · Bm7 drop 3 · Bm7 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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