Guitar scale companion
Learn the C Lydian Augmented scale (3rd mode melodic minor) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every C 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.
C Lydian Augmented (3rd Mode Melodic Minor), A shape: the box around the A-shape C chord, taken from the E box of A Melodic Minor.
A shape tab (4-8) e |-4--5-----7---| B |----5-----7---| G |-4--5-----7---| D |-4-----6--7---| A |----5-----7---| E |-4--5-----7---|
C Lydian Augmented (3rd Mode Melodic Minor), G shape: the box around the G-shape C chord, taken from the E box of A Melodic Minor.
G shape tab (4-8) e |-4--5-----7---| B |----5-----7---| G |-4--5-----7---| D |-4-----6--7---| A |----5-----7---| E |-4--5-----7---|
C Lydian Augmented (3rd Mode Melodic Minor), E shape: the box around the E-shape C chord, taken from the C box of A Melodic Minor.
E shape tab (9-13) e |---10----12---| B |-9-10----12---| G |-9----11------| D |-9-10----12---| A |-9----11-12---| E |---10----12---|
C Lydian Augmented (3rd Mode Melodic Minor), D shape: the box around the D-shape C chord, taken from the C box of A Melodic Minor.
D shape tab (9-13) e |---10----12---| B |-9-10----12---| G |-9----11------| D |-9-10----12---| A |-9----11-12---| E |---10----12---|
C Lydian Augmented (3rd Mode Melodic Minor), C shape: the box around the C-shape C chord, taken from the A box of A Melodic Minor.
C shape tab (11-15) e |---12----14---| B |---12-13----15| G |11----13-14---| D |---12----14---| A |11-12----14---| E |---12----14---|