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B♭ mixolydian augmented Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F#, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, Eb at frets 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11

A string: Bb, C, D, Eb, F#, G, Ab at frets 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11

D string: D, Eb, F#, G, Ab, Bb, C, D at frets 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12

G string: G, Ab, Bb, C, D, Eb, F#, G at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12

B string: C, D, Eb, F#, G, Ab, Bb at frets 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11

High E string: F#, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, Eb at frets 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11

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Bb mixolydian augmented

The mixolydian augmented scale, the third mode of the neapolitan minor scale, is mixolydian with a raised 5th: a dominant 7th sound whose 5th has been pushed up. It matches 7#5 chords exactly, offering a whole-tone flavor that keeps the natural 6th for melodic relief. Use it where an augmented dominant needs more than the whole tone scale offers.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

B♭

I+

B♭aug
C

ii

Cm
D

III

Dmaj♭5
E♭

IV

E♭maj
F♯

#V

A♭7no5/F#
G

vi

Gm
A♭

bVII

A♭maj

Same notes, different mode

Bb mixolydian augmented uses the same notes as the scales below. Start from a different note and you get a new mode built on the very same note set.

C romani minorD locrian dominantEb ionian major #2F# ultralocrianG neapolitan minorAb lydian #6

mixolydian augmented in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Over a 7#5 chord on Bb, this scale keeps the natural 6th (G) that the whole tone scale loses; use VI to soften the augmented tension.
  • Resolve #V (F#) up to VI, then bVII (Ab) down toward the 3rd of the next chord; the scale spells its own voice leading.
  • It is the third mode of neapolitan minor: borrow that fingering from a major 6th below Bb.
  • Alternate it with plain mixolydian over a static dominant riff; sliding the 5th up and back a half step animates the vamp.

How to play B♭ mixolydian augmented on guitar

A-shape barre sits at fret 1, so the lowest full grip is right by the nut. Two open strings belong to the scale, the D and the G, neither of them the root, which means drones stay decorative. Lowest root shows up at fret 6 on the low E string, before the next position takes over at fret 10. Notation carries three flats. Gm covers the vi chord, giving you somewhere plain to resolve inside an augmented key.

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