SCALE REFERENCE

F Phrygian Dominant

F – G♭ – A – B♭ – C – D♭ – E♭1 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
F1G♭b2A3B♭4C5D♭b6E♭b7
NotesF, Gb, A, Bb, C, Db, Eb
Steps1 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 (semitones)
Also calledSpanish Gypsy, Freygish
Piano
FACG♭B♭D♭E♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eFG♭AB♭CD♭E♭BCD♭E♭FG♭AB♭GAB♭CD♭E♭FG♭DE♭FG♭AB♭CD♭AAB♭CD♭E♭FG♭AEFG♭AB♭CD♭E♭

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

357912AAB♭CD♭E♭FG♭AEFG♭AB♭CD♭E♭CCD♭E♭FG♭AB♭CGAB♭CD♭E♭FG♭

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
IFF7
♭IIG♭G♭maj7
iii°AdimAdim7
ivB♭mB♭m(maj7)
v°CdimCm7♭5
♭VI+D♭augD♭maj7♯5
♭viiE♭mE♭m7

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

IF♭IIG♭iii°AdimivB♭mv°Cdim♭VI+D♭aug♭viiE♭m
Other scales on F

Core scales & modes

F MajorF Natural MinorF Harmonic MinorF Melodic MinorF DorianF PhrygianF LydianF MixolydianF Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

F Major PentatonicF Minor PentatonicF BluesF Major Blues

Jazz & altered

F Harmonic MajorF Lydian DominantF AlteredF Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

F Whole ToneF Diminished (Whole–Half)F Diminished (Half–Whole)F Augmented Scale

World & exotic

F Hungarian MinorF Double Harmonic MajorF 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.