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Guitar scale companion

D Phrygian Dominant Scale

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

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Full fretboard map

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

Interactive
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CAGED

Five D Phrygian Dominant positions

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

E shape

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

D Phrygian Dominant E shape positionFrets 2 through 6 for the E shape.EADGBe234563534b7b6143b2514b75b2
E shape tab (2-6)
e |-2--3-----5---|
B |----3--4------|
G |-2--3-----5---|
D |-------4--5---|
A |----3-----5--6|
E |-2--3-----5---|

D shape

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

D Phrygian Dominant D shape positionFrets 4 through 8 for the D shape.EADGBe456783b2514b75b6b2b6513b7b24b7
D shape tab (4-8)
e |----5--6-----8|
B |-4--------7--8|
G |----5-----7--8|
D |-4--5-----7---|
A |----5--6------|
E |----5--6-----8|

C shape

D Phrygian Dominant inherits the C window from G Harmonic Minor while D remains the displayed root.

D Phrygian Dominant C shape positionFrets 7 through 11 for the C shape.EADGBe7891011513b7b6b24b7314b751
C shape tab (7-11)
e |----8----10---|
B |-7--8----10---|
G |-7--8---------|
D |-7--8----10---|
A |-------9-10---|
E |----8----10---|

A shape

D Phrygian Dominant inherits the A window from G Harmonic Minor while D remains the displayed root.

D Phrygian Dominant A shape positionFrets 9 through 13 for the A shape.EADGBe910111213314b751b23b6b2514b2b7
A shape tab (9-13)
e |---10-11------|
B |---10-11----13|
G |------11-12---|
D |---10----12-13|
A |-9-10----12---|
E |---10-11------|

G shape

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

D Phrygian Dominant G shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the G shape.EADGBe1112131415b23b6b2514b6b2b73534b714
G shape tab (11-15)
e |11-------14-15|
B |11----13----15|
G |11-12----14---|
D |---12-13------|
A |---12-13----15|
E |11-------14-15|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootD
b2m2Eb
3M3F#
4P4G
5P5A
b6m6Bb
b7m7C

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
ID7Dominant 7th
bIIEbmaj7Major 7th
iii°F#dim7Diminished 7th
ivGmMaj7Minor Major 7
Am7b5Half-Diminished
bVI+Bb+maj7Augmented Major 7
bviiCm7Minor 7th
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