SCALE REFERENCE

C Augmented Scale

C – D♯ – E – G – G♯ – B1 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

C1D♯b3E3G5G♯#5B7

Notes	C, D#, E, G, G#, B
Steps	3 – 1 – 3 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Also called	Symmetrical Augmented

Piano

Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)

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

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

Other scales on C

Core scales & modes

C Major C Natural Minor C Harmonic Minor C Melodic Minor C Dorian C Phrygian C Lydian C Mixolydian C Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

C Major Pentatonic C Minor Pentatonic C Blues C Major Blues

Jazz & altered

C Harmonic Major C Phrygian Dominant C Lydian Dominant C Altered C Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

C Whole Tone C Diminished (Whole–Half)C Diminished (Half–Whole)

World & exotic

C Hungarian Minor C Double Harmonic Major C Neapolitan Minor

Augmented Scale on another root

C C♯D♭D E♭D♯E F F♯G♭G A♭G♯A B♭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.