A Phrygian dominant scale
It has 7 notes: A Bb C# D E F G. Formula: 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7.
| Degree | 1 | ♭2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ♭6 | ♭7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | A | Bb | C# | D | E | F | G |
Patterns
Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 1 (b6), 3 (b7), 5 (1)
- B: 2 (3), 3 (4), 5 (5)
- G: 2 (1), 3 (b2)
- D: 2 (5), 3 (b6), 5 (b7)
- A: 1 (b2), 4 (3), 5 (4)
- E: 1 (b6), 3 (b7), 5 (1)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 5 (1), 6 (b2)
- B: 5 (5), 6 (b6), 8 (b7)
- G: 6 (3), 7 (4)
- D: 5 (b7), 7 (1), 8 (b2)
- A: 4 (3), 5 (4), 7 (5), 8 (b6)
- E: 5 (1), 6 (b2)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 6 (b2), 9 (3), 10 (4)
- B: 6 (b6), 8 (b7), 10 (1)
- G: 6 (3), 7 (4), 9 (5)
- D: 5 (b7), 7 (1), 8 (b2)
- A: 5 (4), 7 (5), 8 (b6)
- E: 5 (1), 6 (b2), 9 (3)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 6 (b2), 9 (3), 10 (4)
- B: 6 (b6), 8 (b7), 10 (1)
- G: 6 (3), 7 (4), 9 (5)
- D: 7 (1), 8 (b2)
- A: 7 (5), 8 (b6), 10 (b7)
- E: 6 (b2), 9 (3), 10 (4)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 9 (3), 10 (4), 12 (5)
- B: 8 (b7), 10 (1), 11 (b2)
- G: 9 (5), 10 (b6)
- D: 8 (b2), 11 (3), 12 (4)
- A: 8 (b6), 10 (b7), 12 (1)
- E: 9 (3), 10 (4), 12 (5)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 12 (5), 13 (b6), 15 (b7)
- B: 11 (b2), 14 (3), 15 (4)
- G: 12 (b7), 14 (1)
- D: 11 (3), 12 (4), 14 (5), 15 (b6)
- A: 12 (1), 13 (b2)
- E: 12 (5), 13 (b6), 15 (b7)
Same notes, different home
These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.