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What scale is this?

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    If it is a scale. 😅
    Excuse the bad drawing. I often play the top part of it, and I decided to expand it by adding the bottom and notes on the right. Actually just repeating the pattern. I'm sure it already exists though.
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    Looking at the red notes it and playing through them, it seems to me like you're accessing a Bb Augmented arpeggio from a half step below each note, so you could definitely use it over a Bb Augmented, Bb Major chord, Bb5 chord, Bb altered dominant etc

    For the notes on the right hand side, they are essentially the same pattern a Major 3rd Higher, so a D Augmented arpeggio with half step approach notes 👌

    The best part is that Augmented triads are built in Major 3rds so you could view it as being all Bb Aug or all D Augmented (this is because Bb, D & F# Augmented Arpeggios share all the same notes (Bb, D & F#)

    So you can continue moving the pattern up another Major 3rd to get an F# Augmented arpeggio with half step approach notes 😊

    So...

    Chris Johnston

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    Looking at the red notes it and playing through them, it seems to me like you're accessing a Bb Augmented arpeggio from a half step below each note, so you could definitely use it over a Bb Augmented, Bb Major chord, Bb5 chord, Bb altered dominant etc

    For the notes on the right hand side, they are essentially the same pattern a Major 3rd Higher, so a D Augmented arpeggio with half step approach notes 👌

    The best part is that Augmented triads are built in Major 3rds so you could view it as being all Bb Aug or all D Augmented (this is because Bb, D & F# Augmented Arpeggios share all the same notes (Bb, D & F#)

    So you can continue moving the pattern up another Major 3rd to get an F# Augmented arpeggio with half step approach notes 😊

    So basically, I'm seeing it less like a scale and more like an Arpeggio with each note being accessed from a half step below 🤘

    Hope this helps!
     
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    Lindsey

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    Looking at the red notes it and playing through them, it seems to me like you're accessing a Bb Augmented arpeggio from a half step below each note, so you could definitely use it over a Bb Augmented, Bb Major chord, Bb5 chord, Bb altered dominant etc

    For the notes on the right hand side, they are essentially the same pattern a Major 3rd Higher, so a D Augmented arpeggio with half step approach notes 👌

    The best part is that Augmented triads are built in Major 3rds so you could view it as being all Bb Aug or all D Augmented (this is because Bb, D & F# Augmented Arpeggios share all the same notes (Bb, D & F#)

    So you can continue moving the pattern up another Major 3rd to get an F# Augmented arpeggio with half step approach notes 😊

    So basically, I'm seeing it less like a scale and more like an Arpeggio with each note being accessed from a half step below 🤘

    Hope this helps!
    I played it starting at C (from the highest string), so that would be F augmented if I visualise it right?
    this could keep me thinking for a while. I'll try some things with it. Thank you!
     
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    Chris Johnston

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    I played it starting at C (from the highest string), so that would be F augmented if I visualise it right?
    this could keep me thinking for a while. I'll try some things with it. Thank you!
    Yeah that's right 👌

    So if you're starting it on C (assuming that's the half step lead in) then that would lead you into C#/Db Augmented with the notes: Db F A.

    Because the Arpeggio is symmetrical, any note can be considered the root, so F Augmented works perfectly 😊
     
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    Yeah that's right 👌

    So if you're starting it on C (assuming that's the half step lead in) then that would lead you into C#/Db Augmented with the notes: Db F A.

    Because the Arpeggio is symmetrical, any note can be considered the root, so F Augmented works perfectly 😊
    Thanks!
     
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