Lick of the Week 61- The Phrygian Dominant Scale Part1

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Theodore Ziras-Lick of the Week #61: The Phrygian Dominant Scale Part1
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Lesson Description (excerpt from Wikipedia):
The Phrygian dominant scale, also called harmonic minor perfect fifth below (in jazz) or hijaz (in Arabic music), is constructed by raising the third of the Phrygian mode and is the fifth mode of the harmonic minor scale, the fifth being the dominant. It has the word "dominant" in its name because like the dominant seventh chord it has a major 3rd note and a flattened 7th note.
It is often known as a Spanish Phrygian scale or Spanish gypsy scale, and is commonly used in flamenco music. It is also known as Ahava Rabboh or Freygish when used in Hebrew prayers and Klezmer music (earning it the additional title of the Jewish scale), or as the Hijaz maqam when used in Turkish or Arabic music. Often, it has found application in modern progressive rock/metal, having been utilized notably by the band Dream Theater, and by Joe Satriani, who cites the Phrygian dominant as his favorite scale, along with Fred Ardiel, formerly a guitar teacher in the Capilano University Jazz Studies program. The scale is unusual as the interval between the second and third degrees is an augmented second - giving it a "patchy" quality,
like its sister, the harmonic minor scale.

The sequence of steps comprising the Phrygian dominant scale is
half augmented half whole half whole whole
When related to the scale degrees of the major scale, it reads like so:
1 - b2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7 - 1
Beginning on C, the scale is as follows: C - Db - E - F - G - Ab - Bb - C

Memorize the Pattern that I am showing you on the video (see the tab below).
Then try to apply over the metronome and then over a Major (1, 3, 5) or Dominant7 (1, 3, 5, b7) chord.

Dont forget. Always practice with a metronome. There is no point to play fast and sloppy.
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[carlosisafuckingod]

What would the scale be in a 7 string guitar

[tziras]

@carlosisafuckingod

google is your friend

[PikachusCorpse]

off topic question: im a bit weak on theory, help me out please. lets say i do a sweep arpeggio in C maor, & i wanna go farther than that with another sweep. what do i do? do i follow the next note thats in the major or minor scale, ? or do i go to the next note thats within C major chord. sometimes im looking at guitarist do a chord & progress to another one & ask myself "how does he know what chord to play next & still make it sound good? :l"

[tziras]

@PikachusCorpse

this called "superimposing"

you can plau over a Cmajor7 or Emaj a

Emin, Gmaj, Bmin(b5)

[lucasa88]

Probably my favourite scale until now...i'm a huge fan of neoclassical , any other specific scales you would recommend for that style? Thanks in advance, and another great lesson by the way!

[tziras]

@lucasa88

Check Harmonic Minor and Aeolian

[BCI9279]

Man, you're awesome

[tziras]

@3301pepe

this is not easy...

i speak only Greek and English

[givemeajackson]

@carlosisafuckingod you play exactly the same thing on the 7th string as on the 2nd string

[Mainstreet2006]

Thanks.......you are a good teacher....

[carlosisafuckingod]

And drop tuning

[mohawk777us]

You forgot Satriani!

[PikachusCorpse]

@tziras Just what i needed. thanks c:

[joelakastud123]

you cant mention this scale without mention the flamencoists that played it b4 electricity!