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Guitar scale companion

E Phrygian Dominant Scale

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

Notes
E, F, G#, A, B, C, D
Steps
H-W+H-H-W-H-W-W
Sharps and flats
G#
All 5 positions
D shape (frets 1-5); C shape (frets 4-8); A shape (frets 6-10); G shape (frets 9-13); E shape (frets 11-15)
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Full fretboard map

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

Interactive

Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.

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CAGED

Five E Phrygian Dominant positions

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.

D shape · frets 1-5

E Phrygian Dominant, D shape: the box around the D-shape E chord, taken from the G box of A Harmonic Minor.

E Phrygian Dominant D shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the D shape.EADGBe12345b23b6b2514b6b2b73534b714
D shape tab (1-5)
e |-1--------4--5|
B |-1-----3-----5|
G |-1--2-----4---|
D |----2--3------|
A |----2--3-----5|
E |-1--------4--5|

C shape · frets 4-8

E Phrygian Dominant, C shape: the box around the C-shape E chord, taken from the E box of A Harmonic Minor.

E Phrygian Dominant C shape positionFrets 4 through 8 for the C shape.EADGBe456783534b7b6143b2514b75b2
C shape tab (4-8)
e |-4--5-----7---|
B |----5--6------|
G |-4--5-----7---|
D |-------6--7---|
A |----5-----7--8|
E |-4--5-----7---|

A shape · frets 6-10

E Phrygian Dominant, A shape: the box around the A-shape E chord, taken from the D box of A Harmonic Minor.

E Phrygian Dominant A shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the A shape.EADGBe6789103b2514b75b6b2b6513b7b24b7
A shape tab (6-10)
e |----7--8----10|
B |-6--------9-10|
G |----7-----9-10|
D |-6--7-----9---|
A |----7--8------|
E |----7--8----10|

G shape · frets 9-13

E Phrygian Dominant, G shape: the box around the G-shape E chord, taken from the C box of A Harmonic Minor.

E Phrygian Dominant G shape positionFrets 9 through 13 for the G shape.EADGBe910111213513b7b6b24b7314b751
G shape tab (9-13)
e |---10----12---|
B |-9-10----12---|
G |-9-10---------|
D |-9-10----12---|
A |------11-12---|
E |---10----12---|

E shape · frets 11-15

E Phrygian Dominant, E shape: the box around the E-shape E chord, taken from the A box of A Harmonic Minor.

E Phrygian Dominant E shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the E shape.EADGBe1112131415314b751b23b6b2514b2b7
E shape tab (11-15)
e |---12-13------|
B |---12-13----15|
G |------13-14---|
D |---12----14-15|
A |11-12----14---|
E |---12-13------|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootE
b2m2F
3M3G#
4P4A
5P5B
b6m6C
b7m7D

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
IE7Dominant 7th
bIIFmaj7Major 7th
iii°G#dim7Diminished 7th
ivAmMaj7Minor Major 7
vøBm7b5Half-Diminished
bVI+C+maj7Augmented Major 7
bviiDm7Minor 7th
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