As Phrygian Dominant Scale
The As Phrygian Dominant scale contains 7 notes: As, H♭♭, C, Des, Es, Fes, Ges.
As Phrygian Dominant scale on the piano
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- Scale type
- Phrygian Dominant
- Number of notes
- 7
- Formel
- H–W+H–H–W–H–W–W
- Parent scale
- Des 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.
As Phrygian Dominant uses the same notes as Des Harmonic Minor, started from degree 5 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
As 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 As Phrygian Dominant
| Trin | Node | Interval | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | H♭♭ | m2 | 1 |
| 3 | C | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | Des | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | Es | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | Fes | m6 | 8 |
| 7 | Ges | m7 | 10 |
Chords in As Phrygian Dominant
These are the triads built on each degree of As Phrygian Dominant using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on As
Every scale type that starts on As, for comparison.
Phrygian Dominant in every key
- C Phrygian Dominant
- Cis Phrygian Dominant
- Des Phrygian Dominant
- D Phrygian Dominant
- Dis Phrygian Dominant
- Es Phrygian Dominant
- E Phrygian Dominant
- F Phrygian Dominant
- Fis Phrygian Dominant
- Ges Phrygian Dominant
- G Phrygian Dominant
- Gis Phrygian Dominant
- A Phrygian Dominant
- Ais Phrygian Dominant
- B Phrygian Dominant
- H Phrygian Dominant
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What notes are in the As Phrygian Dominant scale?
The As Phrygian Dominant scale has 7 notes: As, H♭♭, C, Des, Es, Fes, Ges.
What is the formula for the As Phrygian Dominant scale?
The As 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 As Phrygian Dominant derived from?
As Phrygian Dominant is the mode of Des 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 As Phrygian Dominant scale?
The triads built from the As Phrygian Dominant scale are As, H♭♭, Cdim, Desm, Esdim, Fesaug, Gesm.
