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E lydian augmented Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, G#, A#, B#, C#, D#, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12

A string: A#, B#, C#, D#, E, F#, G# at frets 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11

D string: D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B#, C# at frets 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11

G string: G#, A#, B#, C#, D#, E, F# at frets 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11

B string: B#, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A# at frets 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11

High E string: E, F#, G#, A#, B#, C#, D#, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12

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E lydian augmented

The lydian augmented scale, the third mode of the melodic minor scale, raises both the 4th and 5th of a major scale. It outlines a maj7#5 chord with a #11, about the brightest and least grounded color mainstream jazz harmony uses. Reach for it when a major 7th chord should shimmer instead of rest.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

E

I+

Eaug
F♯

II

F♯maj
G♯

III

G♯maj
A♯

#iv°

A♯dim
B♯

#v°

B♯dim
C♯

vi

C♯m
D♯

vii

D♯m

Characteristic notes: A# (#4) and C (#5), the raised fourth and fifth floating over a melodic minor base.

Same notes, different mode

E lydian 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# lydian dominantG# mixolydian b6A# locrian #2B# alteredC# melodic minorD# dorian b2

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

tip
  • Play it over maj7#5 chords: E lydian augmented is the only common scale containing both the #4 (A#) and #5 (C) above a major 7th frame.
  • Suspend rather than resolve: hold #IV (A#) or #V (C) over the chord and let the brightness hang.
  • Think melodic minor down a minor 3rd from E; the fingering transfers directly.
  • Use it for a two-chord lift: Emaj7#5 moving to the plain maj7 a whole step down turns the scale into an arrival effect.

How to play E lydian augmented on guitar

Both E strings are open roots at fret 0, so the tonic is available without fretting anything, top and bottom. No other open string belongs. Eaug carries I+, so the augmented triad lands on a note the guitar hands you for free. Fretted roots follow at 7 on the A, 5 on the B, 2 on the D and 9 on the G. Position one ends at fret 4, so the shift comes quickly.

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