SCALE REFERENCE

F♯ Phrygian Dominant

F♯ – G – A♯ – B – C♯ – D – E1 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
F♯1Gb2A♯3B4C♯5Db6Eb7
NotesF#, G, A#, B, C#, D, E
Steps1 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 (semitones)
Also calledSpanish Gypsy, Freygish
Piano
GBDEF♯A♯C♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEF♯GA♯BC♯DEBBC♯DEF♯GA♯BGGA♯BC♯DEF♯GDDEF♯GA♯BC♯DAA♯BC♯DEF♯GEEF♯GA♯BC♯DE

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

357912AA♯BC♯DEF♯GEEF♯GA♯BC♯DECC♯DEF♯GA♯BGGA♯BC♯DEF♯G

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
IF♯F♯7
♭IIGGmaj7
iii°A♯dimA♯dim7
ivBmBm(maj7)
v°C♯dimC♯m7♭5
♭VI+DaugDmaj7♯5
♭viiEmEm7

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

IF♯♭IIGiii°A♯dimivBmv°C♯dim♭VI+Daug♭viiEm
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.