About the C#/Db Augmented Scale (Hexatonic)
The C#/Db augmented scale is a 6-note scale. Symmetric scale built on augmented triads, mysterious sound. Its notes are C#, E, F, G#, A and C, built from the formula 1 ♭3 3 5 ♭6 7.
- Notes
- C# – E – F – G# – A – C
- 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
- C#/Db
C#/Db Augmented Scale (Hexatonic) degrees and intervals
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C# | Root |
| ♭3 | E | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | F | Major 3rd |
| 5 | G# | Perfect 5th |
| ♭6 | A | Minor 6th |
| 7 | C | Major 7th |
Where to play the C#/Db Augmented Scale (Hexatonic) on ukulele
Frets 0–12 in standard tuning (G C E A), lowest string first. Root notes (C#) are highlighted; the pattern repeats from the 12th fret up.
| String | Frets |
|---|---|
| G4 | 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10 |
| C4 | 0, 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12 |
| E4 | 0, 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12 |
| A4 | 0, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 |
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 C#/Db Augmented Scale (Hexatonic)
These scales share every note with the C#/Db augmented scale but start from a different root, so the same shapes work over different chords.
Augmented scale in other keys
Other scales in C#/Db
- C#/Db Minor Pentatonic
- C#/Db Major Pentatonic
- C#/Db Mixolydian Pentatonic
- C#/Db Natural Minor
- C#/Db Major (Ionian)
- C#/Db Blues
- C#/Db Dorian
- C#/Db Mixolydian
- C#/Db Phrygian
- C#/Db Harmonic Minor
- C#/Db Lydian
- C#/Db Locrian
- C#/Db Diminished (Half-Whole)
- C#/Db Diminished (Whole-Half)
- C#/Db Whole Tone
- C#/Db Altered (Super Locrian)
- C#/Db Phrygian Dominant
- C#/Db Lydian Dominant
- C#/Db Mixolydian ♭6 (Hindu)
- C#/Db Bebop Dominant
- C#/Db Quartal (Stacked 4ths)
- C#/Db Quartal Minor (Stacked 4ths)