SCALE REFERENCE

C♯ Augmented Scale

C♯ – E – F – G♯ – A – C1 b3 3 5 #5 7

Also written D♭ Augmented Scale — the same pitches spelled the other way.

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

Notes & degrees
C♯1Eb3F3G♯5A#5C7
NotesC#, E, F, G#, A, C
Steps3 – 1 – 3 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Also calledSymmetrical Augmented
Piano
EFACC♯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 C♯

Core scales & modes

C♯ MajorC♯ Natural MinorC♯ Harmonic MinorC♯ Melodic MinorC♯ DorianC♯ PhrygianC♯ LydianC♯ MixolydianC♯ Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

C♯ Major PentatonicC♯ Minor PentatonicC♯ BluesC♯ Major Blues

Jazz & altered

C♯ Harmonic MajorC♯ Phrygian DominantC♯ Lydian DominantC♯ AlteredC♯ Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

C♯ Whole ToneC♯ Diminished (Whole–Half)C♯ Diminished (Half–Whole)

World & exotic

C♯ Hungarian MinorC♯ Double Harmonic MajorC♯ 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.