Phrygian dominant scale
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The Phrygian dominant scale is a Middle Eastern–sounding musical scale characterized by a flattened second and major third, commonly used in flamenco, Jewish, Arabic, and metal music.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diatonic mode
ⓘ
guitar scale ⓘ heptatonic scale ⓘ musical scale ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ahava Rabbah mode
ⓘ
Freygish scale ⓘ Hijaz scale ⓘ Spanish gypsy scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Arabic maqam tradition
ⓘ
Jewish liturgical music ⓘ Middle Eastern folk traditions ⓘ Romani music ⓘ Spanish music ⓘ |
| characteristicInterval |
flattened second degree
ⓘ
major third degree ⓘ minor seventh degree ⓘ minor sixth degree ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | harmonic minor scale ⓘ |
| intervalPattern | 1–b2–3–4–5–b6–b7 ⓘ |
| intervalSteps | semitone–augmented second–semitone–tone–semitone–tone–tone ⓘ |
| modeOf | harmonic minor scale ⓘ |
| moodAssociation |
Middle Eastern sound
ⓘ
Spanish sound ⓘ dark sound ⓘ dramatic sound ⓘ exotic sound ⓘ |
| relatedMode |
Mixolydian b9 b13
ⓘ
Phrygian mode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedScale |
double harmonic major scale
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harmonic minor scale ⓘ |
| scaleDegreeRelation | fifth mode of the harmonic minor scale ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | has strong dominant function over the tonic of the parent harmonic minor ⓘ |
| typicalChord |
diminished triad on the major third degree
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dominant seventh chord built on the tonic ⓘ dominant seventh flat nine chord built on the tonic ⓘ major triad on the tonic ⓘ minor triad on the flattened second degree ⓘ |
| usedFor |
improvisation over V7 chords in minor keys
ⓘ
improvisation over dominant chords with flat nine ⓘ melodic material in flamenco progressions ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
Arabic music
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Jewish music ⓘ Klezmer music NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Eastern music ⓘ Turkish music ⓘ flamenco music ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ metal music ⓘ neoclassical metal ⓘ progressive metal ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.