Exotic & World Scales

A Enigmatic Scale on Guitar — 2 Shapes to Play the Whole Neck

A Enigmatic is a named exotic or world scale, independently verified against real theory sources before being added to Fretprism's library — its notes are A Bb C# D# E# Fx G#, from the formula 1 b2 3 #4 #5 #6 7. Computed live for A, it resolves to 2 repeating shapes across the neck.

Play A Enigmatic live on the fretboard Standard tuning · Position 1 of 2
Real pattern-engine output
A EnigmaticFrets 313 · Position 1 of 2
EADGBE313
Root note (A)Other notes in the scale
Notes
A Bb C# D# E# Fx G#
Degree formula
1 b2 3 #4 #5 #6 7
Shapes to memorize
2 shapes repeat across the neck

A Enigmatic Scale Notes

DegreeNoteInterval
1A1
2Bbb2
3C#3
4D##4
5E##5
6Fx#6
7G#7

A Enigmatic Formula

Degree formula: 1 b2 3 #4 #5 #6 7

A Enigmatic on the Guitar Fretboard

The notes of Enigmatic repeat across the guitar fretboard in connected positions. Use the shape below to identify root notes, scale degrees, and neighboring shapes.

EADGBE313#671b23#4#5#671b23#4#5#671b23#4#5
Shape 1 of 2
  • Frets 313 (span 10 frets)
  • Lowest note Fx, highest note E#
  • 3 A root notes, on the E string (fret 5), D string (fret 7), B string (fret 10)

How to practice this shape

  • Start on the root — A at fret 5 on the E string. Play up to the highest note in the shape, then back down, staying inside frets 3–13.
  • Your hand shifts 5 times as you cross strings: E→A (+1), A→D (+1), D→G (+1), G→B (+2), B→E (+1). Those crossings — not the notes — are what this position is really asking you to learn.
  • Once it feels automatic, move on to the next of the 2 shapes — together they cover the whole neck, and the same pattern repeats from there.
Every chord in this key

Diatonic chords

These are the 2 chords built from A Enigmatic's own notes — the ones that will sound like they belong when you're writing a progression, backing a melody, or jamming in this key. The Roman numeral shows each chord's role in the key: capital for major, lowercase for minor, ° for diminished, + for augmented. Not every scale produces a clean chord on every degree — where that happens, we show it honestly instead of forcing a name that doesn't fit.

I+Aaug
(II)Bb (scale-derived collection)
IIIC#
(IV)D# (scale-derived collection)
(V)E# (scale-derived collection)
(VI)Fx (scale-derived collection)
(VII)G# (scale-derived collection)

A Enigmatic FAQ

What notes are in A Enigmatic?

A Enigmatic contains the notes A, Bb, C#, D#, E#, Fx, G#.

What is the interval formula for A Enigmatic?

A Enigmatic's formula is 1 b2 3 #4 #5 #6 7.

What chords come from A Enigmatic?

The diatonic chords in A Enigmatic are Aaug, C#.

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