A Phrygian Dominant Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

A Phrygian Dominant scale on the piano

A – B♭ – C♯ – D – E – F – G

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要点

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

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

A 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 A Phrygian Dominant

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

Chords in A Phrygian Dominant

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

Other scales on A

Every scale type that starts on A, for comparison.

Phrygian Dominant in every key

常见问题

What notes are in the A Phrygian Dominant scale?

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

What is the formula for the A Phrygian Dominant scale?

The A 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 A Phrygian Dominant derived from?

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

The triads built from the A Phrygian Dominant scale are A, B♭, C♯dim, Dm, Edim, Faug, Gm.