C#
Exotic Scale
C# / D♭ Phrygian Dominant
Mode V of harmonic minor. Middle-Eastern, Spanish, dramatic.
Notes in C# Phrygian Dominant
Db1
D2
F3
Gb4
Ab5
A6
B7
Db8
Chords in C# Phrygian Dominant
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
IDbDb – F – Abmajor
IIDD – Gb – Amajor
iiiF°F – Ab – Bdiminished
ivGbmGb – A – Dbminor
vAb°Ab – B – Ddiminished
VIA+A – Db – Faugmented
viiBmB – D – Gbminor
Other Scales in C#
MajorDb, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, CNatural MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A, BHarmonic MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A, CMelodic MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, Bb, CDorianDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, Bb, BPhrygianDb, D, E, Gb, Ab, A, BLydianDb, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, CMixolydianDb, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, BLocrianDb, D, E, Gb, G, A, BMajor PentatonicDb, Eb, F, Ab, BbMinor PentatonicDb, E, Gb, Ab, BBluesDb, E, Gb, G, Ab, BWhole ToneDb, Eb, F, G, A, BDiminished (H-W)Db, D, E, F, G, Ab, Bb, BDiminished (W-H)Db, Eb, E, Gb, G, A, Bb, CHungarian MinorDb, Eb, E, G, Ab, A, CLydian DominantDb, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, B
Phrygian Dominant in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in C# / Db Phrygian Dominant
The C# phrygian dominant scale contains the notes Db, D, F, Gb, Ab, A, B. Mode V of harmonic minor. Middle-Eastern, Spanish, dramatic.
The diatonic chords in C# phrygian dominant are Db (I), D (II), F° (iii), Gbm (iv), Ab° (v), A+ (VI), Bm (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the C# phrygian dominant scale.
To develop your ear for the C# 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.