What chords are in D Phrygian dominant?

Triads: D, E♭, F♯°, Gm, A°, B♭+, Cm. Seventh chords: D7, E♭maj7, F♯°7, Gm(maj7), Am7♭5, B♭maj7♯5, Cm7.

Where do you play D Phrygian dominant on ukulele?

There are 7 positions; the first one starts on the root, between frets 2 and 5.

What chords can you improvise over with D Phrygian dominant?

Flamenco (I7–♭IImaj7): D7 | E♭maj7. I–♭II: the major 3rd (F♯) against the ♭2 (E♭). Spain and the Middle East. Also: iv–I (Gm | Gm | D7 | D7); Modal (a D7 vamp).

D Phrygian dominant scale on ukulele: notes, chords and positions

Tuning

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Formula W whole step · H half step

Degrees and intervals

D Phrygian dominant scale on ukulele

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

What notes are in the D Phrygian dominant scale?

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

What does D 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 D Phrygian dominant

Degree	Triad	Seventh chord
I	D	D7
♭II	E♭	E♭maj7
iii°	F♯°	F♯°7
iv	Gm	Gm(maj7)
v°	A°	Am7♭5
♭VI+	B♭+	B♭maj7♯5
♭vii	Cm	Cm7

Chord progressions to improvise with D 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 D:

Flamenco (I7–♭IImaj7): D7 | E♭maj7. I–♭II: the major 3rd (F♯) against the ♭2 (E♭). Spain and the Middle East.
iv–I (iv–I7): Gm | Gm | D7 | D7. The end of the Andalusian cadence, where this scale lives: land on the I through the E♭.
Modal (I7): a D7 vamp. A single 7 chord: the ♭2 and the ♭6 are the tensions to lean on.

D Phrygian dominant positions on ukulele

In G C E A tuning, keeping the hand in one area of the neck, D Phrygian dominant is played in 7 positions:

Position 1: frets 2 to 5 (starts on the root)
Position 2: frets 3 to 6
Position 3: frets 6 to 9
Position 4: frets 7 to 10
Position 5: frets 9 to 12
Position 6: frets 10 to 13
Position 7: frets 0 to 3

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