SCALE REFERENCE

A Augmented Scale

A – C – C♯ – E – F – G♯1 b3 3 5 #5 7

Six notes alternating minor-third and half-step — symmetric, repeating every major third. Built from two augmented triads a half step apart.

Notes & degrees
A1Cb3C♯3E5F#5G♯7
NotesA, C, C#, E, F, G#
Steps3 – 1 – 3 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Also calledSymmetrical Augmented
Piano
ACEFC♯G♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEFG♯ACC♯EBCC♯EFG♯AGG♯ACC♯EFDEFG♯ACC♯AACC♯EFG♯AEEFG♯ACC♯E

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AACC♯EFG♯AEEFG♯ACC♯ECCC♯EFG♯ACGG♯ACC♯EF

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Other scales on A

Core scales & modes

A MajorA Natural MinorA Harmonic MinorA Melodic MinorA DorianA PhrygianA LydianA MixolydianA Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

A Major PentatonicA Minor PentatonicA BluesA Major Blues

Jazz & altered

A Harmonic MajorA Phrygian DominantA Lydian DominantA AlteredA Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

A Whole ToneA Diminished (Whole–Half)A Diminished (Half–Whole)

World & exotic

A Hungarian MinorA Double Harmonic MajorA Neapolitan Minor
Augmented Scale on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭D♯EFF♯G♭GA♭G♯AB♭A♯B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.