Guitar Scale Logic
E Phrygian Dominant Guitar Scale in Drop C
Phrygian Dominant scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Drop C.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|------------------------------------0--2--| A|------------------------------2--3--------| F|---------------------0--3--4--------------| C|------------0--2--4-----------------------| G|---1--2--4--------------------------------| C|4-----------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 14 notes
Theory & Context
Why This Shape Works
The E Phrygian Dominant scale uses E, F, G♯, A, B, C, D 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 E 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.
- E
- F
- G♯
- A
- B
- C
- D
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- E7dominant 7
- Emajor
- Esus4sus4
- E5power
- Fmajor
- F5power
- Fmminor
- Asus4sus4
- A5power
- Amminor