E

Exotic Scale

E Phrygian Dominant

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

Notes in E Phrygian Dominant

E1
F2
G#3
A4
B5
C6
D7
E8

Chords in E Phrygian Dominant

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
IEE – G# – Bmajor
IIFF – A – Cmajor
iiiG#°G# – B – Ddiminished
ivAmA – C – Eminor
vB°B – D – Fdiminished
VIC+C – E – G#augmented
viiDmD – F – Aminor

Other Scales in E

MajorE, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#Natural MinorE, F#, G, A, B, C, DHarmonic MinorE, F#, G, A, B, C, D#Melodic MinorE, F#, G, A, B, C#, D#DorianE, F#, G, A, B, C#, DPhrygianE, F, G, A, B, C, DLydianE, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#MixolydianE, F#, G#, A, B, C#, DLocrianE, F, G, A, A#, C, DMajor PentatonicE, F#, G#, B, C#Minor PentatonicE, G, A, B, DBluesE, G, A, A#, B, DWhole ToneE, F#, G#, A#, C, DDiminished (H-W)E, F, G, G#, A#, B, C#, DDiminished (W-H)E, F#, G, A, A#, C, C#, D#Hungarian MinorE, F#, G, A#, B, C, D#Lydian DominantE, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D

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 E 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 E Phrygian Dominant

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

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

To develop your ear for the E 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.