Guitar Scale Logic
E Phrygian Dominant Guitar Scale in Open C
Phrygian Dominant scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Open C.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
E|---------------------------------------| C|------------------------------0--2--4--| G|---------------------1--2--4-----------| C|------------0--2--4--------------------| G|---1--2--4-----------------------------| C|4--------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 13 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 Open C tuning, the open strings run E C G 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. Open C is C-G-C-G-C-E from low to high. Its open strings form a C major chord, with C on three strings.
Emphasize the jump from b2 to 3 to define the mode instantly. In Open C, use the three open C strings to check the roots when practising in C.
- 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