About the B flat Augmented scale
B flat Augmented is used for jazz and film music that wants an augmented, symmetrical color. Think of it as a symmetrical six-note scale of alternating minor thirds and half steps.
Its notes are B♭, D♭, D, F, F♯, and A. The formula is 1½ H 1½ H 1½ H. It is the second mode of A Hybrid Hexachord.
Also called Augmented Hexatonic.
On the piano, the mode touches the black keys B♭, D♭, and F♯.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | BbB♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DbD♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | DD | Major 3rd |
| 4 | FF | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | F#F♯ | Augmented 5th |
| 6 | AA | Major 7th |
| Steps | 1½ H 1½ H 1½ H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 3-1-3-1-3-1 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭3 3 5 ♯5 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Augmented in other keys
C Augmented scaleD flat Augmented scaleD Augmented scaleE flat Augmented scaleE Augmented scaleF Augmented scaleG flat Augmented scaleG Augmented scaleA flat Augmented scaleA Augmented scaleB Augmented scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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