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Guitar scale companion

B Phrygian Dominant Scale

Learn the B Phrygian Dominant scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

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Full fretboard map

Every B Phrygian Dominant Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive
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CAGED

Five B Phrygian Dominant positions

These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck.

D shape

B Phrygian Dominant inherits the D window from E Harmonic Minor while B remains the displayed root.

B Phrygian Dominant D shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the D shape.EADGBe123453b2514b75b6b2b6513b7b24b7
D shape tab (1-5)
e |----2--3-----5|
B |-1--------4--5|
G |----2-----4--5|
D |-1--2-----4---|
A |----2--3------|
E |----2--3-----5|

C shape

B Phrygian Dominant inherits the C window from E Harmonic Minor while B remains the displayed root.

B Phrygian Dominant C shape positionFrets 4 through 8 for the C shape.EADGBe45678513b7b6b24b7314b751
C shape tab (4-8)
e |----5-----7---|
B |-4--5-----7---|
G |-4--5---------|
D |-4--5-----7---|
A |-------6--7---|
E |----5-----7---|

A shape

B Phrygian Dominant inherits the A window from E Harmonic Minor while B remains the displayed root.

B Phrygian Dominant A shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the A shape.EADGBe678910314b751b23b6b2514b2b7
A shape tab (6-10)
e |----7--8------|
B |----7--8----10|
G |-------8--9---|
D |----7-----9-10|
A |-6--7-----9---|
E |----7--8------|

G shape

B Phrygian Dominant inherits the G window from E Harmonic Minor while B remains the displayed root.

B Phrygian Dominant G shape positionFrets 8 through 12 for the G shape.EADGBe89101112b23b6b2514b6b2b73534b714
G shape tab (8-12)
e |-8-------11-12|
B |-8----10----12|
G |-8--9----11---|
D |----9-10------|
A |----9-10----12|
E |-8-------11-12|

E shape

B Phrygian Dominant inherits the E window from E Harmonic Minor while B remains the displayed root.

B Phrygian Dominant E shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the E shape.EADGBe11121314153534b7b6143b2514b75b2
E shape tab (11-15)
e |11-12----14---|
B |---12-13------|
G |11-12----14---|
D |------13-14---|
A |---12----14-15|
E |11-12----14---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootB
b2m2C
3M3D#
4P4E
5P5F#
b6m6G
b7m7A

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
IB7Dominant 7th
bIICmaj7Major 7th
iii°D#dim7Diminished 7th
ivEmMaj7Minor Major 7
F#m7b5Half-Diminished
bVI+G+maj7Augmented Major 7
bviiAm7Minor 7th
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