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B six tone symmetric Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F##, G#, B, C, D#, E at frets 0, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12

A string: B, C, D#, E, F##, G# at frets 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11

D string: D#, E, F##, G#, B, C at frets 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10

G string: F##, G#, B, C, D#, E, F## at frets 0, 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12

B string: B, C, D#, E, F##, G#, B at frets 0, 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12

High E string: E, F##, G#, B, C, D#, E at frets 0, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12

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B six tone symmetric

The six tone symmetric scale alternates half step and minor 3rd: root, flat 2nd, major 3rd, 4th, sharp 5th, 6th. It is the same interlocking-augmented-triads idea as the augmented scale, started from the other side of the pattern. Its symmetry repeats every major 3rd, giving you instant sequences and a sound that sits between augmented and octatonic.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

B

I

C

bII

D♯

III

E

IV

F𝄪

#V

G♯

VI

Same notes, different mode

B six tone symmetric 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 augmentedE augmentedG# augmented

six tone symmetric in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Alternate half step and minor 3rd from B and the pattern closes at the octave; learn it as that two-interval cell, not as scattered notes.
  • It repeats every major 3rd: one fingering, transposed twice, covers all keys before recurring.
  • Arpeggiate the two augmented triads hiding inside it (root, III, #V-as-b6 and b2 (C), IV, VI) for instant symmetrical lines.
  • Slide the half-step pairs (root-b2, III-IV, #V-VI) as ornaments; between them the minor 3rd leaps keep lines angular.

How to play B six tone symmetric on guitar

Open B is the root and both open E strings give the perfect fourth, so a pedal is available on three strings at once. Open G adds the augmented fifth, which means four of the six open strings are usable. Lowest root is fret 7 on the low E string, and box one there ends at fret 11. An a-shape barre lands at fret 2. Eb six tone symmetric, four semitones higher, holds the same notes, so one fingering serves both.

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