Guitar Scale Logic
B Phrygian Dominant Guitar Scale in Open G
Phrygian Dominant scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Open G.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|---------------------------2--4--| B|---------------------1--4--------| G|------------0--2--4--------------| D|---1--2--4-----------------------| G|4--------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 11 notes
Theory & Context
Why This Shape Works
The B Phrygian Dominant scale uses B, C, D♯, E, F♯, G, A and the formula 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7. In Open G tuning, the open strings run D B G D G D from highest to lowest, so use this map rather than a Standard-tuning shape. Use the map to locate each B 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. The open strings in Open G form a G major chord: D-G-D-G-B-D from low to high. Find the fretted scale notes around those open strings.
Emphasize the jump from b2 to 3 to define the mode instantly. In Open G, compare the fretted notes with the open G, B and D strings.
- B
- C
- D♯
- E
- F♯
- G
- A
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- B7dominant 7
- Bmajor
- Bsus4sus4
- B5power
- Cmajor
- C5power
- Cmminor
- Esus4sus4
- E5power
- Emminor