Augmented Shredding Solo Builder
Taking three scales that have been posted and their patterns. It is time to go Wide, Wierd and out there for unique sounds for your solos, Below are the scales and positions we will be focusing on.
Scale - Whole Tone
1,2,3,#4,#5,b7
5-th pattern
Root note - A
|------7--5------------------------------------------
|------------8--6------------------------------------
|------------------8--6--4---------------------------
|---------------------------7--5---------------------
|---------------------------------8--6--4------------
|------------------------------------------7--5------
|------------------------------------------5--7------
|------------------------------------6--8------------
|---------------------------4--6--8------------------
|---------------------5--7---------------------------
|------------4--6--8---------------------------------
|------5--7------------------------------------------
Scale - Whole Tone
1,2,3,#4,#5,b7
7-th pattern
Root note - A
|------9--7---------------------------------------------
|-----------10--8--------------------------------------
|------------------10--8--6----------------------------
|-----------------------------9--7----------------------
|----------------------------------10--8--6------------
|---------------------------------------------9--7------
|---------------------------------------------7--9------
|--------------------------------------8-10------------
|----------------------------6--8-10-------------------
|----------------------7--9-----------------------------
|------------6--8-10-----------------------------------
|------7--9---------------------------------------------
Scale - Whole Tone
1,2,3,#4,#5,b7
9-th pattern
Root note - A
|-----11--9--------------------------------------------------
|------------12-10------------------------------------------
|--------------------12-10--8-------------------------------
|-------------------------------11--9------------------------
|--------------------------------------12-10--8-------------
|-------------------------------------------------11--9------
|--------------------------------------------------9-11------
|-----------------------------------------10-12-------------
|-------------------------------8-10-12---------------------
|------------------------9-11--------------------------------
|-------------8-10-12---------------------------------------
|------9-11--------------------------------------------------
Scale - Lydian Augmented
1,2,3,#4,#5,6,7
5-th pattern
Root note - A
|------7--5--4---------------------------------------------
|---------------7--6---------------------------------------
|---------------------8--6--4------------------------------
|------------------------------7--6--4---------------------
|---------------------------------------8--6--4------------
|------------------------------------------------7--5------
|---------------------------------------------4--5--7------
|---------------------------------------6--7---------------
|------------------------------4--6--8---------------------
|---------------------4--6--7------------------------------
|------------4--6--8---------------------------------------
|------5--7------------------------------------------------
Scale - Lydian Augmented
1,2,3,#4,#5,6,7
7-th pattern
Root note - A
|------9--7--------------------------------------------------
|-----------10--9--7----------------------------------------
|---------------------10--8--6------------------------------
|--------------------------------9--7--6---------------------
|-----------------------------------------9--8--6------------
|--------------------------------------------------9--7------
|--------------------------------------------------7--9------
|----------------------------------------7--9-10------------
|------------------------------6--8-10----------------------
|---------------------6--7--9--------------------------------
|------------6--8--9-----------------------------------------
|------7--9--------------------------------------------------
Scale - Lydian Augmented
1,2,3,#4,#5,6,7
9-th pattern
Root note - A
|-----11--9--------------------------------------------------------
|------------12-10--9---------------------------------------------
|-----------------------11-10--8----------------------------------
|----------------------------------11--9---------------------------
|-----------------------------------------12-11--9--8-------------
|-------------------------------------------------------11--9------
|--------------------------------------------------------9-11------
|---------------------------------------------9-10-12-------------
|----------------------------------8-10-11------------------------
|---------------------------9-11-----------------------------------
|-------------8--9-11-12------------------------------------------
|------9-11--------------------------------------------------------
Scale - Nine Tone Scale
1,2,#2,3,#4,5,#5,6,7
5-th pattern
Root note - A
|------8--7--5--4---------------------------------------------------------
|------------------7--6--5------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------8--6--5--4------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------7--6--4---------------------------
|------------------------------------------------8--7--6--4---------------
|------------------------------------------------------------8--7--5------
|---------------------------------------------------------4--5--7--8------
|------------------------------------------------5--6--7------------------
|------------------------------------4--5--6--8---------------------------
|---------------------------4--6--7---------------------------------------
|---------------4--6--7--8------------------------------------------------
|------5--7--8------------------------------------------------------------
Scale - Nine Tone Scale
1,2,#2,3,#4,5,#5,6,7
7-th pattern
Root note - A
|------9--8--7---------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------10--9--7-----------------------------------------------------
|------------------------10--9--8--6----------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------10--9--7--6---------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------9--8--7--6---------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------9--8--7------
|---------------------------------------------------------------7--8--9------
|-----------------------------------------------------7--9-10---------------
|----------------------------------------6--8--9-10-------------------------
|---------------------------6--7--9-10--------------------------------------
|---------------6--7--8--9---------------------------------------------------
|------7--8--9---------------------------------------------------------------
Scale - Nine Tone Scale
1,2,#2,3,#4,5,#5,6,7
9-th pattern
Root note - A
|-----12-11--9--8-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------12-10--9--------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------11-10--9--8------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------11-10--9-------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------12-11--9--8-----------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------12-11--9------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------8--9-11-12------
|--------------------------------------------------------9-10-12--------------------
|------------------------------------------8--9-10-11-------------------------------
|-------------------------------9-10-11---------------------------------------------
|-----------------8--9-11-12--------------------------------------------------------
|------9-11-12----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chords to play along with with all three of the scales shown Try A, B, E, Am. Please refer to the scale of the week for more information on Chords to try with these scales. I will be using patterns for only the top 4 strings of the guitar Strings D, G, B, E. your guitar will be tuned in Standard A 440 for this exercise.
This will be structured like the first builder I posted
1 = First Finger
2 = Middle Finger (The "Flip The Bird Finger")

3 = Third Finger (Ring Finger)
4 = Fourth Finger (Pinky Finger)
A Whole tone patterns 5th
E|---1-----3------------------|
B|------2--------4------------|
G|---1-----3----4------------|
D|---1-----3------------------|
A Whole tone patterns 7th
E|---1-----3------------------|
B|------2--------4------------|
G|---1-----3----4------------|
D|---1-----3------------------|
A Whole tone patterns 9th
E|---1-----3------------------|
B|------2--------4------------|
G|---1-----3----4------------|
D|---1-----3------------------|
A Lydian Augmented 5th Pattern
E|---1--2-------4--------------|
B|----------3----4--------------|
G|---1-----3----4--------------|
D|---1-----3----4--------------|
A Lydian Augmented 7th Pattern
E|---1-----3--------------------|
B|---1-----3----4--------------|
G|---1-----3----4--------------|
D|---1--2-------4--------------|
A Lydian Augmented 9th Pattern
E|---1-----3-------------------|
B|---1--2-------4-------------|
G|---1-----3----4-------------|
D|---1-----3-------------------|
A Nine Tone 5th Pattern
E|---1--2---3----4--------------|
B|---1----2-------4--------------|
G|---1--2---3----4--------------|
D|---1-------3----4--------------|
A Nine Tone 7th Pattern
E|---1--2---3-------------------|
B|---1-------3----4--------------|
G|---1--2---3----4--------------|
D|---1--2---3----4--------------|
A Nine Tone 9th Pattern
E|---1--2---3----4--------------|
B|---1----2-------4--------------|
G|---1--2---3----4--------------|
D|---1--2---3--------------------|
Try also With Augmented Chords. I guarantee for Wierd Tones for Shredding
Have Fun and have a Safe a Great Christmas everyone.