G♭ Phrygian Dominant Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

G♭ Phrygian Dominant scale on the piano

G♭ – A♭♭ – B♭ – C♭ – D♭ – E♭♭ – F♭

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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.

G♭ 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.

G♭ 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 G♭ Phrygian Dominant

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

Chords in G♭ Phrygian Dominant

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

Other scales on G♭

Every scale type that starts on G♭, for comparison.

Phrygian Dominant in every key

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What notes are in the G♭ Phrygian Dominant scale?

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

What is the formula for the G♭ Phrygian Dominant scale?

The G♭ 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 G♭ Phrygian Dominant derived from?

G♭ 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 G♭ Phrygian Dominant scale?

The triads built from the G♭ Phrygian Dominant scale are G♭, A♭♭, B♭dim, C♭m, D♭dim, E♭♭aug, F♭m.