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A♯ Phrygian Dominant

Phrygian with a raised 3rd — Spanish, klezmer, flamenco, metal. 5th mode of harmonic minor.

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Tempo120 bpm

Audio source: tonejs-instruments by Nick Brosowsky (MIT)

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BC𝄪E♯BC𝄪E♯BC𝄪E♯A♯D♯F♯G♯A♯D♯F♯G♯A♯D♯F♯G♯
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Questions
What notes are in the A♯ Phrygian Dominant scale?

The A♯ Phrygian Dominant scale uses the notes A♯, B, C𝄪, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯ (one octave; the pattern repeats at higher registers).

What's the Phrygian Dominant scale formula?

The Phrygian Dominant scale follows the interval pattern H W+H H W H W W, where W = whole step (2 semitones) and H = half step (1 semitone). Apply that pattern starting on A♯ to get the A♯ Phrygian Dominant scale.

What chords work over A♯ Phrygian Dominant?

Phrygian dominant works over V7♭9♭13 of the parent harmonic minor. Spanish flamenco, klezmer, metal vocabulary.

How do I finger A♯ Phrygian Dominant on Piano?

On piano, scales typically use a 1-2-3 / 1-2-3-4 thumb-under pattern for white-key scales. Black-key scales (F♯, G♭, etc.) shift the thumb-under positions onto white keys for ergonomic clearance. Hanon Exercise No. 1 and Czerny Op. 599 No. 1 work through the canonical pattern.

When would I use the Phrygian Dominant scale?

Phrygian with a raised 3rd — Spanish, klezmer, flamenco, metal. 5th mode of harmonic minor.