SCALE REFERENCE

G Phrygian Dominant

G – A♭ – B – C – D – E♭ – F1 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
G1A♭b2B3C4D5E♭b6Fb7
NotesG, Ab, B, C, D, Eb, F
Steps1 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 (semitones)
Also calledSpanish Gypsy, Freygish
Piano
GBCDFA♭E♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eFGA♭BCDE♭BBCDE♭FGA♭BGGA♭BCDE♭FGDDE♭FGA♭BCDABCDE♭FGA♭EFGA♭BCDE♭

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

357912ABCDE♭FGA♭EFGA♭BCDE♭CCDE♭FGA♭BCGGA♭BCDE♭FG

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
IGG7
♭IIA♭A♭maj7
iii°BdimBdim7
ivCmCm(maj7)
v°DdimDm7♭5
♭VI+E♭augE♭maj7♯5
♭viiFmFm7

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

IG♭IIA♭iii°BdimivCmv°Ddim♭VI+E♭aug♭viiFm
Other scales on G

Core scales & modes

G MajorG Natural MinorG Harmonic MinorG Melodic MinorG DorianG PhrygianG LydianG MixolydianG Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

G Major PentatonicG Minor PentatonicG BluesG Major Blues

Jazz & altered

G Harmonic MajorG Lydian DominantG AlteredG Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

G Whole ToneG Diminished (Whole–Half)G Diminished (Half–Whole)G Augmented Scale

World & exotic

G Hungarian MinorG Double Harmonic MajorG 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.