D♯ Phrygian Scale
The D♯ Phrygian scale contains 7 notes: D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯.
D♯ Phrygian scale on the piano
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What is the Phrygian scale?
Phrygian is the third mode of the major scale — a minor scale with a lowered second. The half step between the first two notes gives it the Spanish and flamenco colour, and it is a staple of metal riffing.
D♯ Phrygian uses the same notes as B Dur, started from degree 3 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
D♯ Phrygian 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 D♯ Phrygian
| Trinn | Note | Intervall | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D♯ | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | E | m2 | 1 |
| 3 | F♯ | m3 | 3 |
| 4 | G♯ | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | A♯ | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | B | m6 | 8 |
| 7 | C♯ | m7 | 10 |
Chords in D♯ Phrygian
These are the triads built on each degree of D♯ Phrygian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on D♯
Every scale type that starts on D♯, for comparison.
- D♯ minor
- D♯ Dorian
- D♯ Lydian
- D♯ Mixolydian
- D♯ Locrian
- D♯ Harmonic Minor
- D♯ Melodic Minor
- D♯ Harmonic Major
- D♯ Hungarian Minor
- D♯ Phrygian Dominant
- D♯ Lydian Dominant
- D♯ Major Pentatonic
- D♯ Minor Pentatonic
- D♯ Blues
- D♯ Whole Tone
- D♯ Chromatic
- D♯ Half-Whole Diminished
- D♯ Whole-Half Diminished
- D♯ Bebop Dominant
- D♯ Bebop Major
Phrygian in every key
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What notes are in the D♯ Phrygian scale?
The D♯ Phrygian scale has 7 notes: D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯.
What is the formula for the D♯ Phrygian scale?
The D♯ Phrygian scale follows the step pattern H–W–W–W–H–W–W, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
What scale is D♯ Phrygian derived from?
D♯ Phrygian is the mode of B Dur that starts on its 3 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the D♯ Phrygian scale?
The triads built from the D♯ Phrygian scale are D♯m, E, F♯, G♯m, A♯dim, B, C♯m.
