About the A#/Bb Augmented Scale (Hexatonic)
The A#/Bb augmented scale is a 6-note scale. Symmetric scale built on augmented triads, mysterious sound. Its notes are A#, C#, D, F, F# and A, built from the formula 1 ♭3 3 5 ♭6 7.
- Notes
- A# – C# – D – F – F# – A
- 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
- A#/Bb
A#/Bb Augmented Scale (Hexatonic) degrees and intervals
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A# | Root |
| ♭3 | C# | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | D | Major 3rd |
| 5 | F | Perfect 5th |
| ♭6 | F# | Minor 6th |
| 7 | A | Major 7th |
Where to play the A#/Bb Augmented Scale (Hexatonic) on 6-string bass
Frets 0–12 in standard tuning (B E A D G C), lowest string first. Root notes (A#) are highlighted; the pattern repeats from the 12th fret up.
| String | Frets |
|---|---|
| B0 | 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11 |
| 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 |
| C3 | 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10 |
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 A#/Bb Augmented Scale (Hexatonic)
These scales share every note with the A#/Bb augmented scale but start from a different root, so the same shapes work over different chords.
Augmented scale in other keys
Other scales in A#/Bb
- A#/Bb Minor Pentatonic
- A#/Bb Major Pentatonic
- A#/Bb Mixolydian Pentatonic
- A#/Bb Natural Minor
- A#/Bb Major (Ionian)
- A#/Bb Blues
- A#/Bb Dorian
- A#/Bb Mixolydian
- A#/Bb Phrygian
- A#/Bb Harmonic Minor
- A#/Bb Lydian
- A#/Bb Locrian
- A#/Bb Diminished (Half-Whole)
- A#/Bb Diminished (Whole-Half)
- A#/Bb Whole Tone
- A#/Bb Altered (Super Locrian)
- A#/Bb Phrygian Dominant
- A#/Bb Lydian Dominant
- A#/Bb Mixolydian ♭6 (Hindu)
- A#/Bb Bebop Dominant
- A#/Bb Quartal (Stacked 4ths)
- A#/Bb Quartal Minor (Stacked 4ths)