G Lydian Augmented Scale on Guitar

The G Lydian Augmented Scale is a 7-note scale (3rd mode of melodic minor) built from the formula 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7. Its notes are G A B C♯ D♯ E F♯. Below you'll find the scale on the whole fretboard, the chords that belong to it and related scales — open it in the interactive fretboard for 3NPS, CAGED and pentatonic box patterns with playback.

Notes and intervals

DegreeNoteInterval
1Groot
2AMajor 2nd
3BMajor 3rd
♯4C♯Augmented 4th (tritone)
♯5D♯Augmented 5th
6EMajor 6th
7F♯Major 7th

Steps: W – W – W – W – H – W – H (W = whole step, H = half step)

G Lydian Augmented Scale on the fretboard (15 frets)

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Standard tuning E A D G B E. Pink = root, purple = characteristic notes. 3NPS, CAGED and box patterns plus other tunings are in the interactive fretboard.

Chords in the scale

Other scales from G

Lydian augmented in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the G Lydian Augmented Scale?
The G Lydian Augmented Scale has 7 notes: G, A, B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯. Its formula is 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7.
What intervals make up the G Lydian Augmented Scale?
Step pattern: W – W – W – W – H – W – H (W = whole step, H = half step). Intervals from the root: 2 (Major 2nd), 3 (Major 3rd), ♯4 (Augmented 4th (tritone)), ♯5 (Augmented 5th), 6 (Major 6th), 7 (Major 7th).
What chords are in the G Lydian Augmented Scale?
Triads: G+, A, B, C♯°, D♯°, Em, F♯m. Seventh chords: Gmaj7♯5, A7, B7, C♯m7♭5, D♯m7♭5, Em(maj7), F♯m7.