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51.6Compare ordinary Phrygian
A Phrygian:
A B♭ C D E F G.
Phrygian dominant:
A B♭ C♯ D E F G.
Only one note changed:
C → C♯.
Yet the sound shifts dramatically because the 3rd becomes major.