About the C sharp Augmented scale
C sharp 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 C♯, E, E♯, G♯, A, and B♯. The formula is 1½ H 1½ H 1½ H. It is the second mode of B♯ Hybrid Hexachord.
Also called Augmented Hexatonic.
Two open-string notes belong to C♯ Augmented, namely E and A. The lowest C♯ on a standard-tuned guitar sits at the 4th fret of the A string. A capo at the first fret brings C♯ Augmented within reach of C-shape fingerings.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
6-position system
6 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method. This scale is symmetric, so the same box shape repeats up the neck.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | C#C♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | EE | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | E#E♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | G#G♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | AA | Augmented 5th |
| 6 | B#B♯ | 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
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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