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F♯ major augmented Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E#, F#, G#, A#, B, C##, D# at frets 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11

A string: A#, B, C##, D#, E#, F#, G# at frets 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11

D string: C##, D#, E#, F#, G#, A#, B, C## at frets 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12

G string: G#, A#, B, C##, D#, E#, F# at frets 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11

B string: B, C##, D#, E#, F#, G#, A#, B at frets 0, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12

High E string: E#, F#, G#, A#, B, C##, D# at frets 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11

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F# 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:

F♯

I+

F♯aug
G♯

ii

G♯m
A♯

III

A♯maj
B

IV

Bmaj
C𝄪

#v°

C𝄪dim
D♯

vi

D♯m
E♯

vii°

E♯dim

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

Same notes, different mode

F# 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.

G# dorian #4A# phrygian dominantB lydian #9D ultralocrianD# harmonic minorE# locrian 6

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

tip
  • Play F# major and raise only the 5th (D): 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 (D) 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 F#: the augmented I chord against the minor iii creates the scale's signature lift.

How to play F♯ major augmented on guitar

Two open strings fall in the key, D at the augmented fifth and B at the perfect fourth. Capo at fret 2 converts everything to E major augmented shapes, which means a familiar grip covers a key signature of six sharps. Roots wait at fret 2, both E strings. A#M and BM are the two plain major triads here, so either one works as a landing chord away from the augmented tonic.

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