The Augmented Scale is a symmetrical six note (hexatonic) scale. It can best be described as being formed by two augmented triads a minor 3rd apart (C aug & Eb aug) or, with different inversions, a half step apart. (C aug & C# aug). It can also be viewed as being made up of three Major triads, a Major 3rd apart. From C, the resulting hexatonic scales would be: C – Eb – E – G – G# – B (stepwise: -3, 1/2, -3, 1/2, -3), or C – C# – E – F – G# – A (1/2, -3, … Read More
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Here’s a groovy little line, based on 3 note groupings of diatonic 4th intervals of the Melodic Minor scale, which morphed into being today as I waxed saxosophical. In my recent series of posts entitled “Melodic Minor: Major’s Evil Twin”, Pts. 1 -5, it was mentioned that: 1) The Melodic Minor scale system does not contain an unbroken row of 6 perfect fourths, as does Major (i.e. C Maj: B-E-A-D-G-C-F). As a result of altering the Maj. 3rd “E” to “Eb”, the newly created C Melodic Minor scale now has 4 perfect fourths, 2 tritones (Eb-A, F-B) and a diminshed … Read More