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E♭ augmented heptatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F#, G, Ab, Bb, B, D, Eb at frets 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11

A string: Bb, B, D, Eb, F#, G, Ab at frets 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11

D string: D, Eb, F#, G, Ab, Bb, B, D at frets 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12

G string: G, Ab, Bb, B, D, Eb, F#, G at frets 0, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12

B string: B, D, Eb, F#, G, Ab, Bb, B at frets 0, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12

High E string: F#, G, Ab, Bb, B, D, Eb at frets 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11

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Eb augmented heptatonic

The augmented heptatonic scale takes the symmetrical augmented scale and adds a perfect 4th, giving seven notes: root, sharp 2nd, major 3rd, 4th, 5th, sharp 5th, major 7th. The added 4th gives the symmetrical augmented sound a stepping stone toward conventional resolution. It suits maj7#5 harmony where you want both the exotic color and a smooth melodic line.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

E♭

I

E♭maj
F♯

#II

G

iii

Gm
A♭

iv

A♭m
B♭

V+

B♭aug
B

#V+

Baug
D

VII

Dmaj♭5

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

tip
  • Treat Eb augmented heptatonic as the augmented scale plus a perfect 4th: keep the shimmer, gain a stepping stone toward resolution.
  • Arpeggiate the two augmented triads inside it, then use the 4th (Ab) as the pivot when you want the line to land.
  • Over maj7#5 harmony it offers everything the six-note augmented scale does, plus a suspension (IV to III).
  • The half-step pairs (#II-III, V-#V, VII-root) invite slides; the 4th is your one honest passing tone between them.

How to play E♭ augmented heptatonic on guitar

Roots sit deep on this one, fret 11 on both E strings and fret 6 on the A, so the A-shape barre at 6 is the practical home rather than anything near the nut. Capo fret 1 drops the whole thing into D fingerings, which lets you keep first-position shapes and still land in Eb. Open D, G and B all sit inside it. Bbaug and Baug both turn up, and with no functional dominant in the key nothing pushes toward EbM on its own.

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