E Augmented: Notes and Open Strings

Both open E strings can serve as the root of the E augmented scale, which runs E, G, G#, B, B# and D#. B# is the theoretical name for C, a spelling you meet on advanced charts.

The root repeats on the 7th fret of the A string. Those six pitches are identical to Ab and C augmented, so a pattern learned here can be reused from those starting points.

Play the E augmented scale

Use the step menu in the player to switch between the single-string run and the box shapes.

Notes of the E augmented scale

NoteDegreeIntervalSemitones from root
E1Root0
Gb3Minor 3rd3
G#3Major 3rd4
B5Perfect 5th7
B##5Minor 6th8
D#7Major 7th11

Structure

E augmented scale notes:

E G G# B B# D#

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.

E Augmented Scale Guitar Patterns

Static diagrams of every position shown in the player above.

E Augmented Scale scale guitar pattern - On one string (low E)

On one string (low E)

E Augmented Scale scale guitar pattern - Box pattern — position 1

Box pattern — position 1

E Augmented Scale scale guitar pattern - Box pattern — position 2

Box pattern — position 2

E Augmented Scale scale guitar pattern - Box pattern — position 3

Box pattern — position 3

E Augmented Scale scale guitar pattern - Box pattern — position 4

Box pattern — position 4

E Augmented Scale scale guitar pattern - Box pattern — position 5

Box pattern — position 5

E Augmented Scale scale guitar pattern - 3 notes per string — position 1

3 notes per string — position 1

The augmented scale in other keys

C C# Db D D# Eb E F F# Gb G G# Ab A A# Bb B

All about the augmented scale →

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Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher