F Phrygian Dominant Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

F Phrygian Dominant scale on the piano

F – G♭ – A – B♭ – C – D♭ – E♭

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Scale type: Phrygian Dominant
Number of notes: 7
الصيغة: H–W+H–H–W–H–W–W
Parent scale: B♭ Harmonic Minor (degree 5)

What is the Phrygian Dominant scale?

Phrygian dominant is the fifth mode of harmonic minor — a major scale with a lowered second, sixth and seventh. It fits over a dominant seventh chord with a flat ninth, and it is the sound of flamenco, klezmer and middle eastern melody.

F Phrygian Dominant uses the same notes as B♭ Harmonic Minor, started from degree 5 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.

F Phrygian Dominant is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.

Scale degrees of F Phrygian Dominant

الدرجة	النغمة	البُعد	Semitones
1	F	P1	0
2	G♭	m2	1
3	A	M3	4
4	B♭	P4	5
5	C	P5	7
6	D♭	m6	8
7	E♭	m7	10

Chords in F Phrygian Dominant

These are the triads built on each degree of F Phrygian Dominant using only notes from the scale.

Other scales on F

Every scale type that starts on F, for comparison.

Phrygian Dominant in every key

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What notes are in the F Phrygian Dominant scale?

The F Phrygian Dominant scale has 7 notes: F, G♭, A, B♭, C, D♭, E♭.

What is the formula for the F Phrygian Dominant scale?

The F Phrygian Dominant scale follows the step pattern H–W+H–H–W–H–W–W, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.

What scale is F Phrygian Dominant derived from?

F Phrygian Dominant is the mode of B♭ Harmonic Minor that starts on its 5 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.

What chords are in the F Phrygian Dominant scale?

The triads built from the F Phrygian Dominant scale are F, G♭, Adim, B♭m, Cdim, D♭aug, E♭m.