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 (1-5) e |-1--2-----4---| B |----2--3------| G |-1--2-----4---| D |-------3--4---| A |----2-----4--5| E |-1--2-----4---|
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 (3-7) e |----4--5-----7| B |-3--------6--7| G |----4-----6--7| D |-3--4-----6---| A |----4--5------| E |----4--5-----7|
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 (6-10) e |----7-----9---| B |-6--7-----9---| G |-6--7---------| D |-6--7-----9---| A |-------8--9---| E |----7-----9---|
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 (8-12) e |----9-10------| B |----9-10----12| G |------10-11---| D |----9----11-12| A |-8--9----11---| E |----9-10------|
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 (10-14) e |10-------13-14| B |10----12----14| G |10-11----13---| D |---11-12------| A |---11-12----14| E |10-------13-14|