Guitar Scale Logic
D# Phrygian Dominant Guitar Scale in Drop C
Phrygian Dominant scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Drop C.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|------------------------------------------1--| A|---------------------------------1--2--4-----| F|---------------------------2--3--------------| C|------------------1--3--4--------------------| G|------0--1--3--4-----------------------------| C|3--4-----------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 15 notes
Theory & Context
Why This Shape Works
The D# Phrygian Dominant scale uses D♯, E, F♯♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯ and the formula 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7. In Drop C tuning, the open strings run D A F C G C from highest to lowest, so use this map rather than a Standard-tuning shape. Use the map to locate each D# 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. Drop C is C-G-C-F-A-D from low to high. Compared with Standard, the top five strings are a whole tone lower and the sixth string is two whole tones lower.
Emphasize the jump from b2 to 3 to define the mode instantly. In Drop C, learn the sixth-string notes separately before connecting them to the upper strings.
- D♯
- E
- F♯♯
- G♯
- A♯
- B
- C♯
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- D♯7dominant 7
- D♯major
- D♯sus4sus4
- D♯5power
- Emajor
- E5power
- Emminor
- G♯sus4sus4
- G♯5power
- G♯mminor