SCALE REFERENCE

F♯ Augmented Scale

F♯ – A – A♯ – C♯ – D – F1 b3 3 5 #5 7

Also written G♭ 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
F♯1Ab3A♯3C♯5D#5F7
NotesF#, A, A#, C#, D, F
Steps3 – 1 – 3 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Also calledSymmetrical Augmented
Piano
ADFF♯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 F♯

Core scales & modes

F♯ MajorF♯ Natural MinorF♯ Harmonic MinorF♯ Melodic MinorF♯ DorianF♯ PhrygianF♯ LydianF♯ MixolydianF♯ Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

F♯ Major PentatonicF♯ Minor PentatonicF♯ BluesF♯ Major Blues

Jazz & altered

F♯ Harmonic MajorF♯ Phrygian DominantF♯ Lydian DominantF♯ AlteredF♯ Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

F♯ Whole ToneF♯ Diminished (Whole–Half)F♯ Diminished (Half–Whole)

World & exotic

F♯ Hungarian MinorF♯ Double Harmonic MajorF♯ 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.