Eb Augmented Scale in Practice
Eb augmented is spelled Eb, Gb, G, Bb, B and D, a mix of flats and naturals with no double accidentals. It is made of two stacks of major thirds whose roots sit a minor third apart.
The root lies on the 11th fret of the low E string and the 6th fret of the A string. G and B augmented give the same pitches from other starting points. To judge where the tension belongs in a progression, see which scale suits each chord.
Play the Eb augmented scale
Use the step menu in the player to switch between the single-string run and the box shapes.
Notes of the Eb augmented scale
| Note | Degree | Interval | Semitones from root |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1 | Root | 0 |
| Gb | b3 | Minor 3rd | 3 |
| G | 3 | Major 3rd | 4 |
| Bb | 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 |
| B | #5 | Minor 6th | 8 |
| D | 7 | Major 7th | 11 |
Structure
Eb augmented scale notes:
How the augmented scale is built:
The augmented scale is built from the degrees 1 b3 3 5 #5 7, which gives the step pattern W+H-H-W+H-H-W+H-H (W = whole step, H = half step).
Counting in semitones from the root: 0, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11. That makes it a 6-note scale.
Eb Augmented Scale Guitar Patterns
Static diagrams of every position shown in the player above.
On one string (D)
Box pattern — position 1
Box pattern — position 2
Box pattern — position 3
Box pattern — position 4
Box pattern — position 5
The augmented scale in other keys
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Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher
