Guitar Scale Logic
C Phrygian Dominant Guitar Scale in Whole Step Down
Phrygian Dominant scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Whole Step Down.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|---------------------------2--3--| A|------------------1--3--4--------| F|---------0--2--3-----------------| C|0--1--4--------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 11 notes
Theory & Context
Why This Shape Works
The C Phrygian Dominant scale uses C, D♭, E, F, G, A♭, B♭ and the formula 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7. In Whole Step Down tuning, the open strings run D A F C G D from highest to lowest, so use this map rather than a Standard-tuning shape. Use the map to locate each C 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. Whole Step Down lowers every string by two semitones. The string relationships stay the same as Standard tuning.
Emphasize the jump from b2 to 3 to define the mode instantly. In Whole Step Down, remember that a familiar shape now sounds a whole tone lower.
- C
- D♭
- E
- F
- G
- A♭
- B♭
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- C7dominant 7
- Cmajor
- Csus4sus4
- C5power
- D♭major
- D♭5power
- D♭mminor
- Fsus4sus4
- F5power
- Fmminor