D Phrygian Dominant
D · E♭ · F♯ · G · A · B♭ · C
The fifth mode of harmonic minor, D Phrygian Dominant is a Phrygian scale with a major third, producing an augmented second between the flat second and that third. It's the definitive flamenco sound, and equally at home in klezmer, Middle Eastern music, and neoclassical metal. One of the most rewarding exotic scales to learn.
Left-handed
Practice this Scale
Play-alongs where D Phrygian Dominant has been identified to match well with the track.
Delivers a quintessential Spanish flair over these changes, usable especially over the G6.
This exotic scale version spices your playing by emphasizing altered tones that interplay intriguingly with augmented and dominant chords.