E Phrygian dominant scale
It has 7 notes: E F G# A B C D. Formula: 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7.
| Degree | 1 | ♭2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ♭6 | ♭7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | E | F | G# | A | B | C | D |
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 (b2), 4 (3), 5 (4)
- B: 1 (b6), 3 (b7), 5 (1)
- G: 1 (3), 2 (4), 4 (5)
- D: 0 (b7), 2 (1), 3 (b2)
- A: 0 (4), 2 (5), 3 (b6)
- E: 0 (1), 1 (b2), 4 (3)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 1 (b2), 4 (3), 5 (4)
- B: 1 (b6), 3 (b7), 5 (1)
- G: 1 (3), 2 (4), 4 (5)
- D: 2 (1), 3 (b2)
- A: 2 (5), 3 (b6), 5 (b7)
- E: 1 (b2), 4 (3), 5 (4)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 4 (3), 5 (4), 7 (5)
- B: 3 (b7), 5 (1), 6 (b2)
- G: 4 (5), 5 (b6)
- D: 3 (b2), 6 (3), 7 (4)
- A: 3 (b6), 5 (b7), 7 (1)
- E: 4 (3), 5 (4), 7 (5)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 7 (5), 8 (b6), 10 (b7)
- B: 6 (b2), 9 (3), 10 (4)
- G: 7 (b7), 9 (1)
- D: 6 (3), 7 (4), 9 (5), 10 (b6)
- A: 7 (1), 8 (b2)
- E: 7 (5), 8 (b6), 10 (b7)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 8 (b6), 10 (b7), 12 (1)
- B: 9 (3), 10 (4), 12 (5)
- G: 9 (1), 10 (b2)
- D: 9 (5), 10 (b6), 12 (b7)
- A: 8 (b2), 11 (3), 12 (4)
- E: 8 (b6), 10 (b7), 12 (1)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 12 (1), 13 (b2)
- B: 12 (5), 13 (b6), 15 (b7)
- G: 13 (3), 14 (4)
- D: 12 (b7), 14 (1), 15 (b2)
- A: 11 (3), 12 (4), 14 (5), 15 (b6)
- E: 12 (1), 13 (b2)
Same notes, different home
These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.