Guitar Scale Logic
A# Phrygian Dominant Guitar Scale in Standard
Phrygian Dominant scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Standard.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
E|---------------------------------1--2--4--| B|---------------------------3--4-----------| G|------------------1--3--4-----------------| D|------0--1--3--4--------------------------| A|1--2--------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 14 notes
Theory & Context
Why This Shape Works
The A# Phrygian Dominant scale uses A♯, B, C♯♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯ and the formula 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7. In Standard tuning, the open strings run E B G D A E from highest to lowest, with the usual guitar string intervals. Use the map to locate each A# root, then select a five-fret position to see its tablature. The chord suggestions use notes from this scale.
Phrygian Dominant sounds bright inside a dark frame, with a strong Middle Eastern pull. Try it for metal leads, flamenco-inspired riffs and dramatic dominant vamps. Standard tuning is E-A-D-G-B-E from low to high. Use it to compare these scale positions with most guitar lesson diagrams.
Emphasize the jump from b2 to 3 to define the mode instantly. In Standard, start on a root and find the same note on another string.
- A♯
- B
- C♯♯
- D♯
- E♯
- F♯
- G♯
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- A♯7dominant 7
- A♯major
- A♯sus4sus4
- A♯5power
- Bmajor
- B5power
- Bmminor
- D♯sus4sus4
- D♯5power
- D♯mminor