Guitar Scale Logic
G# Phrygian Dominant Guitar Scale in Open G
Phrygian Dominant scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Open G.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|------------------------------2--4--| B|---------------------1--2--4--------| G|---------------1--2-----------------| D|------1--2--4-----------------------| G|1--2--------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 12 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 G tuning, the open strings run D B G D G D 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. The open strings in Open G form a G major chord: D-G-D-G-B-D from low to high. Find the fretted scale notes around those open strings.
Emphasize the jump from b2 to 3 to define the mode instantly. In Open G, compare the fretted notes with the open G, B and D strings.
- 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