About the F#/Gb Augmented Scale (Hexatonic)
The F#/Gb augmented scale is a 6-note scale. Symmetric scale built on augmented triads, mysterious sound. Its notes are F#, A, A#, C#, D and F, built from the formula 1 ♭3 3 5 ♭6 7.
- Notes
- F# – A – A# – C# – D – F
- Formula
- 1 ♭3 3 5 ♭6 7
- Steps
- W+H H W+H H W+H H (3–1–3–1–3–1 semitones)
- Root
- F#/Gb
F#/Gb Augmented Scale (Hexatonic) degrees and intervals
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F# | Root |
| ♭3 | A | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | A# | Major 3rd |
| 5 | C# | Perfect 5th |
| ♭6 | D | Minor 6th |
| 7 | F | Major 7th |
Where to play the F#/Gb Augmented Scale (Hexatonic) on bass
Frets 0–12 in standard tuning (E A D G), lowest string first. Root notes (F#) are highlighted; the pattern repeats from the 12th fret up.
| String | Frets |
|---|---|
| E1 | 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10 |
| A1 | 0, 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12 |
| D2 | 0, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 |
| G2 | 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11 |
How to practice the augmented scale
- Learn the alternating minor 3rd/half step pattern
- Practice augmented triad arpeggios
- Use over augmented and maj7#5 chords
- Work on Coltrane-style patterns
- Transpose in major 3rds (same notes)
Scales with the same notes as F#/Gb Augmented Scale (Hexatonic)
These scales share every note with the F#/Gb augmented scale but start from a different root, so the same shapes work over different chords.
Augmented scale in other keys
Other scales in F#/Gb
- F#/Gb Minor Pentatonic
- F#/Gb Major Pentatonic
- F#/Gb Mixolydian Pentatonic
- F#/Gb Natural Minor
- F#/Gb Major (Ionian)
- F#/Gb Blues
- F#/Gb Dorian
- F#/Gb Mixolydian
- F#/Gb Phrygian
- F#/Gb Harmonic Minor
- F#/Gb Lydian
- F#/Gb Locrian
- F#/Gb Diminished (Half-Whole)
- F#/Gb Diminished (Whole-Half)
- F#/Gb Whole Tone
- F#/Gb Altered (Super Locrian)
- F#/Gb Phrygian Dominant
- F#/Gb Lydian Dominant
- F#/Gb Mixolydian ♭6 (Hindu)
- F#/Gb Bebop Dominant
- F#/Gb Quartal (Stacked 4ths)
- F#/Gb Quartal Minor (Stacked 4ths)