In music, the Lydian augmented scale (Lydian ♯5 scale) is the third mode of the ascending melodic minor scale or jazz minor scale. Starting on C, the notes would be as follows: Audio playback is not supported in your browser. You can . Generically the whole and half steps are: - W - W - W - W - H - W - H - The scale may be thought of as a major scale with an augmented fourth and fifth, or as the relative to the melodic minor ascending scale (C Lydian augmented and A melodic minor ascending share the same notes).