E Phrygian Dominant Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

E Phrygian Dominant scale on the piano

E – F – Gis – A – H – C – D

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Scale type: Phrygian Dominant
Number of notes: 7
Formel: H–W+H–H–W–H–W–W
Parent scale: A 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.

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

E 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 E Phrygian Dominant

Trin	Node	Interval	Semitones
1	E	P1	0
2	F	m2	1
3	Gis	M3	4
4	A	P4	5
5	H	P5	7
6	C	m6	8
7	D	m7	10

Chords in E Phrygian Dominant

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

Other scales on E

Every scale type that starts on E, for comparison.

Phrygian Dominant in every key

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What notes are in the E Phrygian Dominant scale?

The E Phrygian Dominant scale has 7 notes: E, F, Gis, A, H, C, D.

What is the formula for the E Phrygian Dominant scale?

The E 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 E Phrygian Dominant derived from?

E Phrygian Dominant is the mode of A 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 E Phrygian Dominant scale?

The triads built from the E Phrygian Dominant scale are E, F, Gisdim, Am, Hdim, Caug, Dm.