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E♭ major augmented Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, G, Ab, B, C, D, Eb at frets 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11

A string: B, C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab at frets 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11

D string: D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B, C, D at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12

G string: G, Ab, B, C, D, Eb, F, G at frets 0, 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12

B string: B, C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B at frets 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12

High E string: F, G, Ab, B, C, D, Eb at frets 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11

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Eb major augmented

The major augmented scale, also called ionian #5, is a major scale with a raised 5th: the third mode of the harmonic minor scale. One alteration turns the tonic triad augmented while every other degree stays diatonic, so familiar melodies acquire a lifted, unresolved center. It is the cleanest scale choice over maj7#5 chords.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

E♭

I+

E♭aug
F

ii

Fm
G

III

Gmaj
A♭

IV

A♭maj
B

#v°

Bdim
C

vi

Cm
D

vii°

Ddim

Characteristic note: B (#5), the raised fifth that gives everything an augmented shimmer.

Same notes, different mode

Eb major 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 dorian #4G phrygian dominantAb lydian #9B ultralocrianC harmonic minorD locrian 6

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

tip
  • Play Eb major and raise only the 5th (B): the tonic triad turns augmented while every melody note stays familiar.
  • Use it over maj7#5 chords; as harmonic minor's third mode it shares fingerings with the harmonic minor a major 3rd above... borrow them.
  • Resolve #V (B) upward to VI or down to V mid-phrase; parking on it keeps the suspense, moving it tells a story.
  • Try a I to iii change in Eb: the augmented I chord against the minor iii creates the scale's signature lift.

How to play E♭ major augmented on guitar

Three open strings hold scale tones, D at the major seventh, G at the major third and B at the augmented fifth. Clamp fret 1 and the D major augmented shapes cover it, so the easier key can stand in while you learn this one. Roots start at fret 11, low E. Cm and Fm give two minor anchors, which means comping does not lean on the augmented tonic chord.

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