D Phrygian Dominant Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

D Phrygian Dominant scale on the piano

D – E♭ – F♯ – G – A – B♭ – C

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Snabbfakta

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

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

D 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 D Phrygian Dominant

Steg	Ton	Intervall	Semitones
1	D	P1	0
2	E♭	m2	1
3	F♯	M3	4
4	G	P4	5
5	A	P5	7
6	B♭	m6	8
7	C	m7	10

Chords in D Phrygian Dominant

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

Other scales on D

Every scale type that starts on D, for comparison.

Phrygian Dominant in every key

Vanliga frågor

What notes are in the D Phrygian Dominant scale?

The D Phrygian Dominant scale has 7 notes: D, E♭, F♯, G, A, B♭, C.

What is the formula for the D Phrygian Dominant scale?

The D 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 D Phrygian Dominant derived from?

D Phrygian Dominant is the mode of G 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 D Phrygian Dominant scale?

The triads built from the D Phrygian Dominant scale are D, E♭, F♯dim, Gm, Adim, B♭aug, Cm.