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E♭ augmented Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F#, G, Bb, B, D, Eb at frets 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11

A string: Bb, B, D, Eb, F#, G at frets 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10

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

G string: G, Bb, B, D, Eb, F#, G at frets 0, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12

B string: B, D, Eb, F#, G, Bb, B at frets 0, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12

High E string: F#, G, Bb, B, D, Eb at frets 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11

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Eb augmented

The augmented scale is a six note symmetrical scale alternating minor 3rd and half step: root, sharp 2nd, major 3rd, 5th, sharp 5th, major 7th. It interlocks two augmented triads a half step apart, repeating its pattern every major 3rd. Jazz players run it over maj7#5 chords; its symmetry means one fingering transposes around the neck in major-3rd jumps.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

E♭

I

F♯

#II

G

III

B♭

V

B

#V

D

VII

Same notes, different mode

Eb 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.

F# six tone symmetricBb six tone symmetricD six tone symmetric

augmented in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • The Eb augmented scale interlocks two augmented triads: arpeggiate them separately (root, III, #V (B) and #II (F#), V, VII) to see its skeleton.
  • Use it over maj7#5 chords; the major 7th (D) and raised 5th (B) are both scale tones, which almost no other scale offers.
  • Its symmetry repeats every major 3rd (four frets), so one fingering transposes twice before it recurs at the octave.
  • Slide between the half-step pairs (#II (F#) to III, V to #V (B), VII to root) for lines that shimmer without sounding chromatic.

How to play E♭ augmented on guitar

Clamp a capo at fret 1 and every D augmented fingering reads as this key, so those shapes come over intact. Roots stack at fret 11, fret 6 and fret 1 across the low E, A and D strings. Open D, G and B carry scale tones at a major seventh, major third and augmented fifth, so none of them holds up as a drone. Box work above the root stops at fret 15.

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