Guitar scale companion
Learn the B Lydian Augmented scale (3rd mode melodic minor) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every B Lydian Augmented Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.
Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.
These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck. Each one surrounds a CAGED chord shape; see how the five shapes connect in the CAGED system.
B Lydian Augmented (3rd Mode Melodic Minor), A shape: the box around the A-shape B chord, taken from the E box of G# Melodic Minor.
A shape tab (3-7) e |-3--4-----6---| B |----4-----6---| G |-3--4-----6---| D |-3-----5--6---| A |----4-----6---| E |-3--4-----6---|
B Lydian Augmented (3rd Mode Melodic Minor), G shape: the box around the G-shape B chord, taken from the E box of G# Melodic Minor.
G shape tab (3-7) e |-3--4-----6---| B |----4-----6---| G |-3--4-----6---| D |-3-----5--6---| A |----4-----6---| E |-3--4-----6---|
B Lydian Augmented (3rd Mode Melodic Minor), E shape: the box around the E-shape B chord, taken from the C box of G# Melodic Minor.
E shape tab (8-12) e |----9----11---| B |-8--9----11---| G |-8----10------| D |-8--9----11---| A |-8----10-11---| E |----9----11---|
B Lydian Augmented (3rd Mode Melodic Minor), D shape: the box around the D-shape B chord, taken from the C box of G# Melodic Minor.
D shape tab (8-12) e |----9----11---| B |-8--9----11---| G |-8----10------| D |-8--9----11---| A |-8----10-11---| E |----9----11---|
B Lydian Augmented (3rd Mode Melodic Minor), C shape: the box around the C-shape B chord, taken from the A box of G# Melodic Minor.
C shape tab (10-14) e |---11----13---| B |---11-12----14| G |10----12-13---| D |---11----13---| A |10-11----13---| E |---11----13---|