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D Phrygian dominant scale on guitar

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

D Phrygian dominant: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteDE♭F♯GAB♭C
Degree1♭2345♭6♭7
Step1312122

D Phrygian dominant on the whole neck

Every D 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".

D Phrygian dominant scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F#2G2A2Bb2C3D3Eb3F#3G3A2Bb2C3D3Eb3F#3G3A3Bb3C4D3Eb3F#3G3A3Bb3C4D4Eb4G3A3Bb3C4D4Eb4F#4G4A4Bb4C4D4Eb4F#4G4A4Bb4C5D5F#4G4A4Bb4C5D5Eb5F#5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • D Phrygian dominant
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D Phrygian dominant scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15345b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b245b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71345b6b71b2346E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • D Phrygian dominant
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D Phrygian dominant in 5 positions

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

D Phrygian dominant, position 1, frets 0 to 4345b6b71b2345b6b71b2346E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 16 notes
    D Phrygian dominant, position 2, frets 3 to 745b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b66E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      D Phrygian dominant, position 3, frets 5 to 95b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        D Phrygian dominant, position 4, frets 7 to 11b71b2345b6b71b2345b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 16 notes
          D Phrygian dominant, position 5, frets 10 to 141b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b236E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in D Phrygian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1DD major arpeggio
            ♭2E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            3F♯dimF♯ diminished arpeggio
            4GmG minor arpeggio
            5AdimA diminished arpeggio
            ♭6B♭augB♭ augmented arpeggio
            ♭7CmC minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in D Phrygian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1D7D7 arpeggio · D7 drop 2 · D7 drop 3 · D7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭2E♭maj7E♭maj7 arpeggio · E♭maj7 drop 2 · E♭maj7 drop 3 · E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            3F♯dim7F♯dim7 arpeggio
            4Gm(maj7)Gm(maj7) arpeggio
            5Am7♭5Am7♭5 arpeggio · Am7♭5 drop 2 · Am7♭5 drop 3 · Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6B♭–
            ♭7Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Phrygian dominant in every key

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