Guitar scale companion
Learn the C Phrygian Dominant scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every C Phrygian Dominant Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.
Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.
These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck. Each one surrounds a CAGED chord shape; see how the five shapes connect in the CAGED system.
C Phrygian Dominant, C shape: the box around the C-shape C chord, taken from the E box of F Harmonic Minor.
C shape tab (0-4) e |-0--1-----3---| B |----1--2------| G |-0--1-----3---| D |-------2--3---| A |----1-----3--4| E |-0--1-----3---|
C Phrygian Dominant, A shape: the box around the A-shape C chord, taken from the D box of F Harmonic Minor.
A shape tab (2-6) e |----3--4-----6| B |-2--------5--6| G |----3-----5--6| D |-2--3-----5---| A |----3--4------| E |----3--4-----6|
C Phrygian Dominant, G shape: the box around the G-shape C chord, taken from the C box of F Harmonic Minor.
G shape tab (5-9) e |----6-----8---| B |-5--6-----8---| G |-5--6---------| D |-5--6-----8---| A |-------7--8---| E |----6-----8---|
C Phrygian Dominant, E shape: the box around the E-shape C chord, taken from the A box of F Harmonic Minor.
E shape tab (7-11) e |----8--9------| B |----8--9----11| G |-------9-10---| D |----8----10-11| A |-7--8----10---| E |----8--9------|
C Phrygian Dominant, D shape: the box around the D-shape C chord, taken from the G box of F Harmonic Minor.
D shape tab (9-13) e |-9-------12-13| B |-9----11----13| G |-9-10----12---| D |---10-11------| A |---10-11----13| E |-9-------12-13|