The Augmented Scale Harmonized



A few harmonic possibilities of the augmented scale explored

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The augmented scale supports some interesting - if nebulous - harmonic colors. The never-quite-resolved feeling of this scale can be attributed to the three equally weighted tonal centers. If, for instance, an A flat major chord resolves to a C major chord then that C chord begs further resolution to an E chord and so forth. Kind of like a musical version of rock-paper-scissors - any given chord can be trumped by the next highest up in the three way cycle.

SCALE INDEX
construction
+2 - m2 - +2 - m2 - +2 - m2

tonal center(s)
three - a ditone (major third) apart
C - D# - E -- G - Ab - B - C'

intervals
three minor seconds - three major sevenths
three augmented seconds - three diminished sevenths
(three minor thirds - three major sixths)
six major thirds - six minor sixths
three perfect fourths - three perfect fifths

harmonies
chord types: major, minor and augmented
alterations: major seventh, minor sixth (augmented fifth), augmented second (minor third)

Posted: Sun - March 2, 2008 at 09:14 AM          

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