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D♯ phrygian dominant scale

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

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The notes of D♯ phrygian dominant

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

D♯ E F𝄪 G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯

EF𝄪BD♯G♯A♯C♯D♯
The notes of D♯ phrygian dominant scale by scale degree
DegreeNoteFrom the root
1D♯Root
♭2EMinor second
3F𝄪Major third
4G♯Perfect fourth
5A♯Perfect fifth
♭6BMinor sixth
♭7C♯Minor seventh

How D♯ phrygian dominant is built

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

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 D♯ 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 D♯ major scale: capitals are major, small letters minor.

ID♯♭IIEiii°F𝄪dimivG♯mv°A♯dim♭VI+Baug♭viiC♯m

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Questions about D♯ phrygian dominant

What notes are in the D♯ phrygian dominant scale?

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

What scale is D♯ phrygian dominant from?

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

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

E instead of E♯, B instead of B♯ and C♯ instead of C𝄪: three notes of the D♯ major scale change, and those notes give D♯ 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 D♯

E♭ major (major scale)D♯ minor (natural minor scale)E♭ major pentatonicD♯ minor pentatonicD♯ bluesE♭ harmonic minorE♭ melodic minorE♭ dorianD♯ phrygianE♭ lydianE♭ mixolydianD♯ locrianD♯ 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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