Guitar scale · augmented hexatonic
E Augmented Scale
Six-note symmetrical scale that alternates a minor 3rd and a half step: 1 ♯2 3 5 ♯5 7. It holds two augmented triads.
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E Augmented Scale tab: all 5 positions
Each tab climbs from the low E string to the high e string. Play it up, then back down.
e|-------------------------0-3-4-| B|---------------------1-4-------| G|---------------0-1-4-----------| D|-----------1-2-----------------| A|-------2-3---------------------| E|-0-3-4-------------------------|
e|-------------------------3-4-| B|---------------------4-5-----| G|-----------------4-5---------| D|-----------2-5-6-------------| A|-----2-3-6-------------------| E|-3-4-------------------------|
e|-------------------------4-7-8-| B|---------------------5-8-------| G|---------------4-5-8-----------| D|-----------5-6-----------------| A|-------6-7---------------------| E|-4-7-8-------------------------|
e|-----------------------------7-8-11-| B|-------------------------8-9--------| G|---------------------8-9------------| D|----------------9-10----------------| A|--------7-10-11---------------------| E|-7-8-11-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------11-12-| B|-----------------------------12-13-------| G|---------------------9-12-13-------------| D|-------------9-10-13---------------------| A|-------10-11-----------------------------| E|-11-12-----------------------------------|
How to play E Augmented on guitar
Find the root first: E is at fret 0 on the low E string and fret 7 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every E on the neck; the gold ones are the rest of the scale's home chord (3, 5, 7), the safest notes to land on at the end of a phrase.
Learn it one box at a time. Position 1, the E shape, sits at frets 0–4. Once it's under your fingers, move to position 2 (the D shape) and play the notes the two boxes share, then keep going up the neck. After all five, the scale joins up into one pattern across the whole fretboard.
Degrees
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | E |
| ♯2 | G |
| 3 | G# |
| 5 | B |
| ♯5 | B# |
| 7 | D# |
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Questions
- What notes are in the E Augmented Scale?
- The E Augmented Scale has 6 notes: E, G, G#, B, B#, D#.
- What is the formula of the augmented scale?
- 1 ♯2 3 5 ♯5 7, which is the step pattern W+H H W+H H W+H H (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play E Augmented on the guitar?
- The root E is at fret 0 on the low E string and fret 7 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 0–4, and four more positions connect it up the neck.