A AugmentedScale

Formula

1½ H 1½ H 1½ H 1 ♯2 3 5 ♯5 7
The family

A Augmented on the chromatic circle

A Augmented is the 1st mode of the Augmented family. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

1½ H 1½ H 1½ H 1 AI Augmented ♯2 B♯II Augmented inverse 3 C♯III Augmented 5 EIV Augmented inverse ♯5 E♯V Augmented 7 G♯VI Augmented inverse A Augmented
The whole neck

A Augmented across the fretboard

Every note of the scale up to the 16th fret, named by its degree. The root is a ring. Step through the five CAGED positions one at a time in the scale library.

3 5 7 9 12 15 5 ♯5 7 1 ♯2 3 5 ♯5 1 ♯2 3 5 ♯5 7 1 ♯2 5 ♯5 7 1 ♯2 3 5 ♯5 7 1 ♯2 3 5 ♯5 7 1 ♯2 3 5 ♯5 7 1 ♯2 3 5 ♯5 7 1 ♯2 3 5 ♯5
Context

Where A Augmented fits

Two augmented triads a half step apart: modern jazz over maj7♯5 chords. Rare.

Augmented scale in every key

A Augmented scale questions

What notes are in the A Augmented scale?

A B♯ C♯ E E♯ G♯. As degrees from the root: 1 ♯2 3 5 ♯5 7.

What is the A Augmented scale formula?

1 ♯2 3 5 ♯5 7, or in steps between the notes, 1½ H 1½ H 1½ H (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).

How do you play the A Augmented scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of A Augmented up to the 16th fret, each named by its degree with the root as a ring. To learn it a few frets at a time, open it in the scale library and step through its five CAGED positions, from the G shape to the E shape to the D shape to the C shape to the A shape.

When is the A Augmented scale used?

Two augmented triads a half step apart: modern jazz over maj7♯5 chords. Rare.