A

Exotic Scale

A Phrygian Dominant

Mode V of harmonic minor. Middle-Eastern, Spanish, dramatic.

Notes in A Phrygian Dominant

A1
A#2
C#3
D4
E5
F6
G7
A8

Chords in A Phrygian Dominant

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
IAA – C# – Emajor
IIA#A# – D – Fmajor
iiiC#°C# – E – Gdiminished
ivDmD – F – Aminor
vE°E – G – A#diminished
VIF+F – A – C#augmented
viiGmG – A# – Dminor

Other Scales in A

MajorA, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#Natural MinorA, B, C, D, E, F, GHarmonic MinorA, B, C, D, E, F, G#Melodic MinorA, B, C, D, E, F#, G#DorianA, B, C, D, E, F#, GPhrygianA, A#, C, D, E, F, GLydianA, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#MixolydianA, B, C#, D, E, F#, GLocrianA, A#, C, D, D#, F, GMajor PentatonicA, B, C#, E, F#Minor PentatonicA, C, D, E, GBluesA, C, D, D#, E, GWhole ToneA, B, C#, D#, F, GDiminished (H-W)A, A#, C, C#, D#, E, F#, GDiminished (W-H)A, B, C, D, D#, F, F#, G#Hungarian MinorA, B, C, D#, E, F, G#Lydian DominantA, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G

Phrygian Dominant in All 12 Keys

CC C# E F G G# A#C#D♭Db D F Gb Ab A BDD D# F# G A A# CD#E♭Eb E G Ab Bb B DbEE F G# A B C DFF Gb A Bb C Db EbF#G♭F# G A# B C# D EGG G# B C D D# FG#A♭Ab A C Db Eb E GbAA A# C# D E F GA#B♭Bb B D Eb F Gb AbBB C D# E F# G A

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Phrygian Dominant scale by ear →Play A Phrygian DominantHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in A Phrygian Dominant

The A phrygian dominant scale contains the notes A, A#, C#, D, E, F, G. Mode V of harmonic minor. Middle-Eastern, Spanish, dramatic.

The diatonic chords in A phrygian dominant are A (I), A# (II), C#° (iii), Dm (iv), E° (v), F+ (VI), Gm (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the A phrygian dominant scale.

To develop your ear for the A phrygian dominant sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.