C Phrygian Dominant Scale on Guitar
The C Phrygian Dominant Scale is a 7-note scale (flamenco, middle eastern, metal) built from the formula 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7. Its notes are C D♭ E F G A♭ B♭. Below you'll find the scale on the whole fretboard, the chords that belong to it and related scales — open it in the interactive fretboard for 3NPS, CAGED and pentatonic box patterns with playback.
Notes and intervals
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | root |
| ♭2 | D♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | E | Major 3rd |
| 4 | F | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | G | Perfect 5th |
| ♭6 | A♭ | Minor 6th |
| ♭7 | B♭ | Minor 7th |
Steps: H – 1½ – H – W – H – W – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
C Phrygian Dominant Scale on the fretboard (15 frets)
Standard tuning E A D G B E. Pink = root, purple = characteristic notes. 3NPS, CAGED and box patterns plus other tunings are in the interactive fretboard.
Chords in the scale
Other scales from C
- Ionian (Major)
- Dorian
- Phrygian
- Lydian
- Mixolydian
- Aeolian (Minor)
- Locrian
- Major pentatonic
- Minor pentatonic
- Blues
- Major blues
- Harmonic minor
- Locrian ♮6
- Ionian ♯5
- Dorian ♯4
- Phrygian dominant
- Lydian ♯2
- Superlocrian 𝄫7
- Melodic minor
- Dorian ♭2
- Lydian augmented
- Lydian dominant
- Mixolydian ♭6
- Locrian ♮2
- Altered (Superlocrian)
- Whole tone
- Diminished (half-whole)
- Diminished (whole-half)
Phrygian dominant in other keys
FAQ
- What notes are in the C Phrygian Dominant Scale?
- The C Phrygian Dominant Scale has 7 notes: C, D♭, E, F, G, A♭, B♭. Its formula is 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7.
- What intervals make up the C Phrygian Dominant Scale?
- Step pattern: H – 1½ – H – W – H – W – W (W = whole step, H = half step). Intervals from the root: ♭2 (Minor 2nd), 3 (Major 3rd), 4 (Perfect 4th), 5 (Perfect 5th), ♭6 (Minor 6th), ♭7 (Minor 7th).
- What chords are in the C Phrygian Dominant Scale?
- Triads: C, D♭, E°, Fm, G°, A♭+, B♭m. Seventh chords: C7, D♭maj7, E°7, Fm(maj7), Gm7♭5, A♭maj7♯5, B♭m7.