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B♭ Lydian Augmented Scale

B♭ Lydian Augmented is a 7-note scale with the notes B♭ C D E F♯ G A. It sounds the third mode of melodic minor: Lydian with a raised 5th, shimmering and unresolved, used over maj7♯5 chords.

CDEGAF♯B♭

Purple = B♭ (the tonic) · green = other scale notes

On the fretboard

Every B♭ lydian augmented note on the neck. Pick a pattern to see the compact fingering shape that fits under one hand.

EADGBe135791215EF♯GAB♭CDEF♯GAB♭CDEF♯GAB♭CDEF♯GAB♭CDEGAB♭CDEF♯GAB♭CDEF♯GAB♭CDEF♯GAB♭CDEF♯G

Blue = B♭ (the root) · green = other scale notes

Notes in the B♭ Lydian Augmented scale

DegreeNoteName
1B♭Tonic
2CSupertonic
3DMediant
♯4ESubdominant
♯5F♯Dominant
6GSubmediant
7ALeading tone

Each note uses a different letter name, so the spelling follows the scale rather than the keyboard: B♭ C D E F♯ G A.

B♭ Lydian Augmented scale formula

The pattern of steps from one note to the next is W – W – W – W – H – W – H (W = whole step, H = half step). Compared with the major scale the degrees are 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7.

Chords in the B♭ Lydian Augmented scale

Stacking thirds on each note of the scale gives these chords:

DegreeTriad7th chord
I+B♭+B♭7♯5
IICC7
IIIDD7
iv°E°Eø7
v°F♯°F♯ø7
viGmGm(maj7)
viiAmAm7

Chord names link to guitar chord shapes where we have them.

How to practise the B♭ Lydian Augmented scale

Learn it as a rotation of a scale you already know (lydian dominant is melodic minor starting on its 4th note, altered starts on its 7th) and play it over the matching chord with a drone on the root.

Frequently asked questions

What are the notes in the B♭ Lydian Augmented scale?

The notes of the B♭ Lydian Augmented scale are B♭ C D E F♯ G A.

What is the formula for the B♭ Lydian Augmented scale?

The pattern of whole and half steps is W – W – W – W – H – W – H (W = whole step, H = half step). In scale degrees: 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7.

What chords are in the B♭ Lydian Augmented scale?

Built from the scale in triads: B♭+, C, D, E°, F♯°, Gm, Am.

More B♭ scales

B♭ Major, B♭ Natural Minor, B♭ Harmonic Minor, B♭ Melodic Minor, B♭ Dorian, B♭ Phrygian, B♭ Lydian, B♭ Mixolydian, B♭ Locrian, B♭ Major Pentatonic, B♭ Minor Pentatonic, B♭ Blues, B♭ Lydian Dominant, B♭ Whole Tone, B♭ Dorian ♭2, B♭ Mixolydian ♭6, B♭ Locrian ♯2, B♭ Phrygian Dominant, B♭ Hungarian Minor, B♭ Double Harmonic, B♭ Diminished (W–H), B♭ Diminished (H–W), B♭ Bebop Dominant, B♭ Bebop Major

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