SCALE REFERENCE

D Phrygian Dominant

D – E♭ – F♯ – G – A – B♭ – C1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7

A major 3rd over a flat 2nd and 6th — the sound of flamenco, klezmer and metal. The 5th mode of harmonic minor.

Notes & degrees
D1E♭b2F♯3G4A5B♭b6Cb7
NotesD, Eb, F#, G, A, Bb, C
Steps1 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 (semitones)
Also calledSpanish Gypsy, Freygish
Piano
DGACE♭F♯B♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eF♯GAB♭CDE♭BCDE♭F♯GAB♭GGAB♭CDE♭F♯GDDE♭F♯GAB♭CDAAB♭CDE♭F♯GAEF♯GAB♭CDE♭

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AAB♭CDE♭F♯GAEF♯GAB♭CDE♭CCDE♭F♯GAB♭CGGAB♭CDE♭F♯G

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
IDD7
♭IIE♭E♭maj7
iii°F♯dimF♯dim7
ivGmGm(maj7)
v°AdimAm7♭5
♭VI+B♭augB♭maj7♯5
♭viiCmCm7

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

ID♭IIE♭iii°F♯dimivGmv°Adim♭VI+B♭aug♭viiCm
Other scales on D

Core scales & modes

D MajorD Natural MinorD Harmonic MinorD Melodic MinorD DorianD PhrygianD LydianD MixolydianD Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

D Major PentatonicD Minor PentatonicD BluesD Major Blues

Jazz & altered

D Harmonic MajorD Lydian DominantD AlteredD Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

D Whole ToneD Diminished (Whole–Half)D Diminished (Half–Whole)D Augmented Scale

World & exotic

D Hungarian MinorD Double Harmonic MajorD Neapolitan Minor
Phrygian Dominant on another root
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GG♯AB♭B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.