E♭ Lydian augmentedScale

Formula

W W W W H W H 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7
The family

E♭ Lydian augmented on the chromatic circle

E♭ Lydian augmented is the 3rd mode of the Melodic minor family. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

W H W W W W H 6 CI Melodic minor 7 DII Dorian ♭2 1 E♭III Lydian augmented 2 FIV Lydian dominant 3 GV Mixolydian ♭6 ♯4 AVI Locrian ♮2 ♯5 BVII Altered E♭ Lydian augmented
The whole neck

E♭ Lydian 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 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7 1 2 3
Harmony

Chords in E♭ Lydian augmented

Stack every other note of the scale from each degree and you get its chords. Open any of them in the chord library.

DegreeChordNotes
I+E♭maj7♯5E♭ G B D
IIF7F A C E♭
IIIG7G B D F
♯iv°Am7♭5A C E♭ G
♯v°Bm7♭5B D F A
viCm(maj7)C E♭ G B
viiDm7D F A C
Context

Where E♭ Lydian augmented fits

Over maj7♯5 chords in jazz: Lydian with a raised 5th, bright and unsettled.

E♭ Lydian augmented is mode 3 of the melodic minor family. The same notes played from each of its other degrees give the family's other modes:

Move one note by a half step and you get a different scale:

Lydian augmented scale in every key

E♭ Lydian augmented scale questions

What notes are in the E♭ Lydian augmented scale?

E♭ F G A B C D. As degrees from the root: 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7.

What is the E♭ Lydian augmented scale formula?

1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7, or in steps between the notes, W W W W H W H (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).

How do you play the E♭ Lydian augmented scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of E♭ Lydian 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 D shape to the C shape to the A shape to the G shape to the E shape.

What chords are in the E♭ Lydian augmented scale?

E♭maj7♯5 (I+), F7 (II), G7 (III), Am7♭5 (♯iv°), Bm7♭5 (♯v°), Cm(maj7) (vi), Dm7 (vii).

When is the E♭ Lydian augmented scale used?

Over maj7♯5 chords in jazz: Lydian with a raised 5th, bright and unsettled.