SCALE REFERENCE

D♭ Augmented Scale

D♭ – E – F – A♭ – A – C1 b3 3 5 #5 7

Also written C♯ 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
D♭1Eb3F3A♭5A#5C7
NotesDb, E, F, Ab, A, C
Steps3 – 1 – 3 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Also calledSymmetrical Augmented
Piano
EFACD♭A♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEFA♭ACD♭EBCD♭EFA♭AGA♭ACD♭EFDEFA♭ACD♭AACD♭EFA♭AEEFA♭ACD♭E

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

357912AACD♭EFA♭AEEFA♭ACD♭ECCD♭EFA♭ACGA♭ACD♭EF

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.