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G Lydian Augmented scale

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About the G Lydian Augmented scale

G Lydian Augmented is used for jazz, film scores and dreamlike passages. It's a weightless scale with both a raised fourth and a raised fifth.

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Positions

Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.

CAGED

Five shapes, each anchored to a chord form you already know, the pop and rock default that ties your scales to your chords. The outlined notes are that chord, so you can see the C, A, G, E, and D shapes inside the scale.

G shapeopen
E shapefr 2
D shapefr 4
C shapefr 7
A shapefr 9
3NPS

3NPS stands for 3 notes per string. It lays the scale out in seven even shapes for rock and metal lead, and favors speed because the picking pattern stays consistent across every string.

Shape 1open
Shape 2fr 2
Shape 3fr 3
Shape 4fr 5
Shape 5fr 7
Shape 6fr 9
Shape 7fr 10
7-position system

7 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.

Position 1open
Position 2fr 2
Position 3fr 3
Position 4fr 5
Position 5fr 7
Position 6fr 9
Position 7fr 11

Chords in the key of G Lydian Augmented

Expand a chord to see how to play it.

I+ G augmented
3fr 4fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

II A
2fr 5fr 7fr

(1st inversion)

III B
4fr 7fr 9fr

(1st inversion)

iv° C sharp diminished
4fr 7fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

D sharp diminished
4fr 6fr 9fr

(1st inversion)

vi E minor
2fr 7fr 9fr

(1st inversion)

vii F sharp minor
4fr 5fr 9fr

(1st inversion)

Seventh chords in G Lydian Augmented

The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.

I+ G major seven sharp five
7fr 10fr

II A seven
5fr 7fr

III B seven
4fr 7fr

iv° C sharp minor seven flat five
4fr 5fr 8fr 11fr

D sharp minor seven flat five
6fr 7fr 10fr

vi E minor major seven
4fr 7fr

vii F sharp minor seven
4fr 9fr 10fr

Notes and intervals

1 G Root
2 A Major 2nd
3 B Major 3rd
4 C sharp Augmented 4th
5 D sharp Augmented 5th
6 E Major 6th
7 F sharp Major 7th

Shapes

Chromatic

C C♯ D♭ D D♯ E♭ E F F♯ G♭ G G♯ A♭ A A♯ B♭ B

Circle of Fifths

C G D A E B F♯ G♭ C♯ D♭ G♯ A♭ D♯ E♭ A♯ B♭ F

Related scales

Lydian Augmented in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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