SCALE REFERENCE

D Augmented Scale

D – F – F♯ – A – A♯ – C♯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
D1Fb3F♯3A5A♯#5C♯7
NotesD, F, F#, A, A#, C#
Steps3 – 1 – 3 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Also calledSymmetrical Augmented
Piano
DFAF♯A♯C♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eFF♯AA♯C♯DBC♯DFF♯AA♯GAA♯C♯DFF♯DDFF♯AA♯C♯DAAA♯C♯DFF♯AEFF♯AA♯C♯D

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

357912AAA♯C♯DFF♯AEFF♯AA♯C♯DCC♯DFF♯AA♯GAA♯C♯DFF♯

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

Other scales on D

Core scales & modes

D MajorD Natural MinorD Harmonic MinorD Melodic MinorD DorianD PhrygianD LydianD MixolydianD Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

D Major PentatonicD Minor PentatonicD BluesD Major Blues

Jazz & altered

D Harmonic MajorD Phrygian DominantD Lydian DominantD AlteredD Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

D Whole ToneD Diminished (Whole–Half)D Diminished (Half–Whole)

World & exotic

D Hungarian MinorD Double Harmonic MajorD 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.