Ges Phrygian Dominant Scale
The Ges Phrygian Dominant scale contains 7 notes: Ges, A♭♭, B, Ces, Des, E♭♭, Fes.
Ges 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
- H 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.
Ges Phrygian Dominant uses the same notes as H Harmonic Minor, started from degree 5 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
Ges 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 Ges Phrygian Dominant
| Trin | Node | Interval | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ges | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | A♭♭ | m2 | 1 |
| 3 | B | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | Ces | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | Des | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | E♭♭ | m6 | 8 |
| 7 | Fes | m7 | 10 |
Chords in Ges Phrygian Dominant
These are the triads built on each degree of Ges Phrygian Dominant using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on Ges
Every scale type that starts on Ges, for comparison.
- G♭ major
- Ges Dorian
- Ges Phrygian
- Ges Lydian
- Ges Mixolydian
- Ges Locrian
- Ges Harmonic Minor
- Ges Melodic Minor
- Ges Harmonic Major
- Ges Hungarian Minor
- Ges Lydian Dominant
- Ges Major Pentatonic
- Ges Minor Pentatonic
- Ges Blues
- Ges Whole Tone
- Ges Chromatic
- Ges Half-Whole Diminished
- Ges Whole-Half Diminished
- Ges Bebop Dominant
- Ges Bebop Major
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
- G Phrygian Dominant
- Gis Phrygian Dominant
- As Phrygian Dominant
- A Phrygian Dominant
- Ais Phrygian Dominant
- B Phrygian Dominant
- H Phrygian Dominant
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What notes are in the Ges Phrygian Dominant scale?
The Ges Phrygian Dominant scale has 7 notes: Ges, A♭♭, B, Ces, Des, E♭♭, Fes.
What is the formula for the Ges Phrygian Dominant scale?
The Ges 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 Ges Phrygian Dominant derived from?
Ges Phrygian Dominant is the mode of H 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 Ges Phrygian Dominant scale?
The triads built from the Ges Phrygian Dominant scale are Ges, A♭♭, Bdim, Cesm, Desdim, E♭♭aug, Fesm.
