G Phrygian Dominant Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

G Phrygian Dominant scale on the piano

G – As – H – C – D – Es – F

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Scale type: Phrygian Dominant
Number of notes: 7
Formel: 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

Trin	Node	Interval	Semitones
1	G	P1	0
2	As	m2	1
3	H	M3	4
4	C	P4	5
5	D	P5	7
6	Es	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, As, H, C, D, Es, 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, As, Hdim, Cm, Ddim, Esaug, Fm.