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E Phrygian dominant scale on guitar

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

E Phrygian dominant: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteEFG♯ABCD
Degree1♭2345♭6♭7
Step1312122

E Phrygian dominant on the whole neck

Every E 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".

E Phrygian dominant scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2G#2A2B2C3D3E3F3A2B2C3D3E3F3G#3A3B3C4D3E3F3G#3A3B3C4D4E4F4G#3A3B3C4D4E4F4G#4A4B3C4D4E4F4G#4A4B4C5D5E4F4G#4A4B4C5D5E5F56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E Phrygian dominant
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E Phrygian dominant scale, degrees, frets 0 to 151b2345b6b71b245b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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E Phrygian dominant in 5 positions

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

E Phrygian dominant, position 1, frets 0 to 41b2345b6b71b2345b6b71b236E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    E Phrygian dominant, position 2, frets 2 to 6345b6b71b2345b6b71b2346E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 16 notes
      E Phrygian dominant, position 3, frets 5 to 945b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b66E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        E Phrygian dominant, position 4, frets 7 to 115b6b71b2345b6b71b2345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          E Phrygian dominant, position 5, frets 9 to 13b71b2345b6b71b2345b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–13, 16 notes

            Triads in E Phrygian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1EE major arpeggio
            ♭2FF major arpeggio
            3G♯dimG♯ diminished arpeggio
            4AmA minor arpeggio
            5BdimB diminished arpeggio
            ♭6CaugC augmented arpeggio
            ♭7DmD minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in E Phrygian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1E7E7 arpeggio · E7 drop 2 · E7 drop 3 · E7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭2Fmaj7Fmaj7 arpeggio · Fmaj7 drop 2 · Fmaj7 drop 3 · Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            3G♯dim7G♯dim7 arpeggio
            4Am(maj7)Am(maj7) arpeggio
            5Bm7♭5Bm7♭5 arpeggio · Bm7♭5 drop 2 · Bm7♭5 drop 3 · Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6C–
            ♭7Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Phrygian dominant in every key

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