What chords are in C♯ Phrygian dominant?

Triads: C♯, D, E♯°, F♯m, G♯°, A+, Bm. Seventh chords: C♯7, Dmaj7, E♯°7, F♯m(maj7), G♯m7♭5, Amaj7♯5, Bm7.

Where do you play C♯ Phrygian dominant on guitar?

In standard tuning there are 7 positions with 3 notes per string; the first one starts on the root, between frets 9 and 14.

What chords can you improvise over with C♯ Phrygian dominant?

Flamenco (I7–♭IImaj7): C♯7 | Dmaj7. I–♭II: the major 3rd (E♯) against the ♭2 (D). Spain and the Middle East. Also: iv–I (F♯m | F♯m | C♯7 | C♯7); Modal (a C♯7 vamp).

C♯ Phrygian dominant (C# Phrygian dominant) scale on guitar: notes, chords and positions

Tuning

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Chords of the scale tap one to hear it and see it on the instrument

Formula W whole step · H half step

Degrees and intervals

C♯ Phrygian dominant (C# Phrygian dominant) scale on guitar

C♯ Phrygian dominant has 7 notes: C♯ D E♯ F♯ G♯ A B. Degrees: 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7. Formula: H W+H H W H W W.

What notes are in the C♯ Phrygian dominant scale?

C♯, D, E♯, F♯, G♯, A and B. It has 7 notes; its formula in whole and half steps is H W+H H W H W W.

What does C♯ Phrygian dominant sound like, and when do you use it?

Flamenco, the Middle East and metal: the ♭2 with a major 3rd. Use it over 7♭9 resolving to a minor chord (the V of harmonic minor).

Chords in C♯ Phrygian dominant

Degree	Triad	Seventh chord
I	C♯	C♯7
♭II	D	Dmaj7
iii°	E♯°	E♯°7
iv	F♯m	F♯m(maj7)
v°	G♯°	G♯m7♭5
♭VI+	A+	Amaj7♯5
♭vii	Bm	Bm7

Chord progressions to improvise with C♯ Phrygian dominant

In Jam mode (the Jam button above) a band of grand piano, upright bass and drums (recorded instruments) plays these progressions as swing, bossa, groove or ballad, and the fretboard lights up the notes of each chord as it plays. It's a backing track made for this scale in C♯:

Flamenco (I7–♭IImaj7): C♯7 | Dmaj7. I–♭II: the major 3rd (E♯) against the ♭2 (D). Spain and the Middle East.
iv–I (iv–I7): F♯m | F♯m | C♯7 | C♯7. The end of the Andalusian cadence, where this scale lives: land on the I through the D.
Modal (I7): a C♯7 vamp. A single 7 chord: the ♭2 and the ♭6 are the tensions to lean on.

C♯ Phrygian dominant positions on guitar

In standard tuning (E A D G B E), with 3 notes per string, C♯ Phrygian dominant is played in 7 positions along the neck:

Position 1: frets 9 to 14 (starts on the root)
Position 2: frets 10 to 16
Position 3: frets 0 to 6
Position 4: frets 2 to 7
Position 5: frets 4 to 9
Position 6: frets 5 to 10
Position 7: frets 7 to 13

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