D

Exotic Scale

D Phrygian Dominant

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

Notes in D Phrygian Dominant

D1
D#2
F#3
G4
A5
A#6
C7
D8

Chords in D Phrygian Dominant

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
IDD – F# – Amajor
IID#D# – G – A#major
iiiF#°F# – A – Cdiminished
ivGmG – A# – Dminor
vA°A – C – D#diminished
VIA#+A# – D – F#augmented
viiCmC – D# – Gminor

Other Scales in D

MajorD, E, F#, G, A, B, C#Natural MinorD, E, F, G, A, A#, CHarmonic MinorD, E, F, G, A, A#, C#Melodic MinorD, E, F, G, A, B, C#DorianD, E, F, G, A, B, CPhrygianD, D#, F, G, A, A#, CLydianD, E, F#, G#, A, B, C#MixolydianD, E, F#, G, A, B, CLocrianD, D#, F, G, G#, A#, CMajor PentatonicD, E, F#, A, BMinor PentatonicD, F, G, A, CBluesD, F, G, G#, A, CWhole ToneD, E, F#, G#, A#, CDiminished (H-W)D, D#, F, F#, G#, A, B, CDiminished (W-H)D, E, F, G, G#, A#, B, C#Hungarian MinorD, E, F, G#, A, A#, C#Lydian DominantD, E, F#, G#, A, B, C

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 D 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 D Phrygian Dominant

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

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

To develop your ear for the D 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.