About the A#/Bb Phrygian Dominant Scale
The A#/Bb phrygian dominant scale is a 7-note scale. 5th mode of Harmonic Minor, Spanish/Middle Eastern dominant sound. Its notes are A#, B, D, D#, F, F# and G#, built from the formula 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7.
- Notes
- A# – B – D – D# – F – F# – G#
- Formula
- 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7
- Steps
- H W+H H W H W W (1–3–1–2–1–2–2 semitones)
- Root
- A#/Bb
A#/Bb Phrygian Dominant Scale degrees and intervals
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A# | Root |
| ♭2 | B | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | D | Major 3rd |
| 4 | D# | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | F | Perfect 5th |
| ♭6 | F# | Minor 6th |
| ♭7 | G# | Minor 7th |
Where to play the A#/Bb Phrygian Dominant Scale on ukulele
Frets 0–12 in standard tuning (G C E A), lowest string first. Root notes (A#) are highlighted; the pattern repeats from the 12th fret up.
| String | Frets |
|---|---|
| G4 | 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11 |
| C4 | 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 |
| E4 | 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11 |
| A4 | 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 |
How to practice the phrygian dominant scale
- Use over V7 in minor key progressions
- Emphasize the ♭2 and major 3rd contrast
- Practice flamenco-style chord progressions
- Work on Middle Eastern melodic phrases
- Great for V7♭9 to minor resolutions
Scales with the same notes as A#/Bb Phrygian Dominant Scale
These scales share every note with the A#/Bb phrygian dominant scale but start from a different root, so the same shapes work over different chords.
Phrygian Dominant scale in other keys
Other scales in A#/Bb
- A#/Bb Minor Pentatonic
- A#/Bb Major Pentatonic
- A#/Bb Mixolydian Pentatonic
- A#/Bb Natural Minor
- A#/Bb Major (Ionian)
- A#/Bb Blues
- A#/Bb Dorian
- A#/Bb Mixolydian
- A#/Bb Phrygian
- A#/Bb Harmonic Minor
- A#/Bb Lydian
- A#/Bb Locrian
- A#/Bb Diminished (Half-Whole)
- A#/Bb Diminished (Whole-Half)
- A#/Bb Whole Tone
- A#/Bb Augmented (Hexatonic)
- A#/Bb Altered (Super Locrian)
- A#/Bb Lydian Dominant
- A#/Bb Mixolydian ♭6 (Hindu)
- A#/Bb Bebop Dominant
- A#/Bb Quartal (Stacked 4ths)
- A#/Bb Quartal Minor (Stacked 4ths)