Scales
C Lydian Augmented Scale
C · D · E · F# · G# · A · B
C Lydian Augmented is a scale built on C with the notes C · D · E · F# · G# · A · B.
C Lydian Augmented Scale
C · D · E · F# · G# · A · B
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 | C · D · E · F# · G# · A · B · C | |
| Left hand | 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 | C · D · E · F# · G# · A · B · C |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
C Lydian Augmented is made of the notes C · D · E · F# · G# · A · B. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W W W W H W H.
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Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of C Lydian Augmented gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Related scales
The scales C Lydian Augmented shares its notes with: the one it is a rotation of, the relative and parallel keys, the scales inside it and the ones that contain it.
Scales that contain it
C ChromaticC · Db · D · Eb · E · F · Gb · G · Ab · A · Bb · B
Contains every note of C Lydian Augmented.
Common questions
- How do I play C Lydian Augmented?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of C Lydian Augmented?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of C Lydian Augmented gives Caug (I+), D (II), E (III), F#dim (iv°), G#dim (v°), Am (vi), Bm (vii). These are the diatonic chords of the key, the ones a song in this key uses most; the harmony band on this page lists them with the seventh chords built the same way.
- What notes are in C Lydian Augmented?
- C Lydian Augmented contains the notes C · D · E · F# · G# · A · B, measured from the tonic C as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3M, 4A, 5A, 6M, 7M. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of C Lydian Augmented?
- From C the steps run W W W W H W H, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.