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Phrygian dominant on electric guitar (E)

Phrygian dominant in E: E – F – G# – A – B – C – D. On electric guitar, the slimmer neck invites legato — the same fingering runs with less effort, and the high positions stay comfortable. The box shown runs from fret 1 to 4; the lowest tonic sits on the 6th string, open, and the hand stays put in the region, with no position shift. Plugged into an amp, each chord sustains for as long as you hold it, and the tone — clean or driven — shapes the whole sound.

Climb it slowly and name each degree out loud before speeding up.

Scale diagramHorizontal fretboard with 6 strings, frets 0–4.12341b2345b6b71b23455b6b71b23
Frets 1–4

In the diagram, each dot carries its scale degree — 1 is the tonic, highlighted.

This is one shape of Phrygian dominant on electric guitar — this neck alone holds 4 more mapped positions. In Chord & Fret, you hear the scale in the instrument's own voice, synthesized string by string; switch the dot labels between degrees, note names and fingers; and run it up, down or in a full round trip. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. 100% offline. See it in Chord & Fret →

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