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Augmented scale

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Building scales

Play C E♭ E G A♭ B C in order. The step pattern is 3 1 3 1 3 1, including 3 semitone steps.

Play the displayed notes in order. The numbers are semitone distances between adjacent pitches. In a descending example they measure downward distances.

Example

Pitch sequence / successive semitones · C E♭ E G A♭ B C / 3 1 3 1 3 1

Pitch sequence / successive semitones

C E♭ E G A♭ B C 3 1 3 1 3 1

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How do you move the pattern to a new starting pitch?

AnswerChoose a new start and apply the same steps in the same direction. The tetrachord examples use four notes.

Related topics

Forms of the minor scale

References

Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom · Further reading

Subject-expert review pending.