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C♯ phrygian dominant scale

The C♯ phrygian dominant scale is C♯ D E♯ F♯ G♯ A B: seven notes, flamenco and Middle Eastern. Its formula is 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7.

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The notes of C♯ phrygian dominant

From C♯ up to C♯: half, step and a half, half, whole, half, whole, whole. Tap a key to hear it.

C♯ D E♯ F♯ G♯ A B C♯

DE♯ABC♯F♯G♯C♯
The notes of C♯ phrygian dominant scale by scale degree
DegreeNoteFrom the root
1C♯Root
♭2DMinor second
3E♯Major third
4F♯Perfect fourth
5G♯Perfect fifth
♭6AMinor sixth
♭7BMinor seventh

How C♯ phrygian dominant is built

The F♯ harmonic minor scale played from its fifth note, C♯: the same notes with C♯ as home. Against C♯ major, the major scale on the same note, it has D instead of D♯, A instead of A♯ and B instead of B♯.

The harmonic minor scale played from its fifth note: phrygian with a major third. The half step above the root and the step and a half after it give the sound of flamenco, klezmer and Middle Eastern music. The phrygian dominant scale in every key.

Chords in C♯ phrygian dominant

One chord on each note of the scale, built from its own notes. The numeral says which note it starts on, against the C♯ major scale: capitals are major, small letters minor.

IC♯♭IIDiii°E♯dimivF♯mv°G♯dim♭VI+Aaug♭viiBm

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Questions about C♯ phrygian dominant

What notes are in the C♯ phrygian dominant scale?

C♯, D, E♯, F♯, G♯, A and B. Its formula is 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7, counted from the major scale on C♯, and its steps from C♯ up to C♯ are: half, step and a half, half, whole, half, whole, whole.

What scale is C♯ phrygian dominant from?

C♯ phrygian dominant uses the notes of F♯ harmonic minor, starting on its fifth note, C♯. The notes are the same; making C♯ home is what gives it its own sound.

How is C♯ phrygian dominant different from C♯ major?

D instead of D♯, A instead of A♯ and B instead of B♯: three notes of the C♯ major scale change, and those notes give C♯ phrygian dominant its sound: flamenco and Middle Eastern.

Phrygian dominant scale in every key

C phrygian dominantC♯ phrygian dominantD phrygian dominantD♯ phrygian dominantE phrygian dominantF phrygian dominantF♯ phrygian dominantG phrygian dominantG♯ phrygian dominantA phrygian dominantB♭ phrygian dominantB phrygian dominant

More scales on C♯

D♭ major (major scale)C♯ minor (natural minor scale)D♭ major pentatonicC♯ minor pentatonicC♯ bluesC♯ harmonic minorC♯ melodic minorC♯ dorianC♯ phrygianD♭ lydianD♭ mixolydianC♯ locrianC♯ phrygian dominant
Scales and modes
Major and minor keysMajor pentatonic scaleMinor pentatonic scaleBlues scaleHarmonic minor scaleMelodic minor scaleDorian modePhrygian modeLydian modeMixolydian modeLocrian modePhrygian dominant scaleWhole tone scale

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