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: C♯ 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 C♯ 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 C♯ 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, Eaug, F♯m.