Guitar Scale Logic
G# Phrygian Dominant Guitar Scale in Open C
Phrygian Dominant scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Open C.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
E|------------------------------------2--4--| C|------------------------0--1--3--4--------| G|------------------1--2--------------------| C|------0--1--3--4--------------------------| G|1--2--------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 14 notes
Theory & Context
Why This Shape Works
The G# Phrygian Dominant scale uses G♯, A, B♯, C♯, D♯, E, F♯ 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 G# 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.
- G♯
- A
- B♯
- C♯
- D♯
- E
- F♯
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- G♯7dominant 7
- G♯major
- G♯sus4sus4
- G♯5power
- Amajor
- A5power
- Amminor
- C♯sus4sus4
- C♯5power
- C♯mminor