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Fig. 1 · C Phrygian dominant on the keyboard

piano scale

C Phrygian dominant

C1D♭♭2E3F4G5A♭♭6B♭♭7

The fifth mode of harmonic minor: a flat second over a major third, so the step from the second to the third is a step and a half.

on guitaron ukulele

Written out

Fig. 2 · C Phrygian dominant, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

CHD♭W+HEHFWGHA♭WB♭WC

What is true of it

C Phrygian dominant is C, D♭, E, F, G, A♭ and B♭, and back to C.

Its steps are H – W+H – H – W – H – W – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, C Phrygian differs from it by exactly one note.

Chords made only of these notes

CmajorCaugaugmentedC7dominant seventhD♭majorD♭mminorD♭dimdiminishedD♭maj7major seventhEdimdiminished

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on C

C Lydian dominantexoticC alteredexoticC double harmonicexoticC majormajorC natural minorminorC harmonic minorminor

C♯ phr domD♭ phr domD phr domD♯ phr domE♭ phr domE phr domF phr domF♯ phr domall 374