How to play the Ab Ionian guitar scale

The Ab Ionian scale is a ionian scale which means it has the following definition:

R 2 3 4 5 6 7

The Ionian mode is the first mode of the Major scale.

Which notes are in the Ab Ionian guitar scale?

The notes in the Ab Ionian scale are:

Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab

There are 7 notes in the scale with 4 flats and no sharps.

What are the intervals in the Ab Ionian Guitar Scale?

The scale definition for the Ab Ionian guitar scale is R 2 3 4 5 6 7 which means that the interval formula for the scale in semitones is:

2 2 1 2 2 2 1

You can also write this as note intervals:

Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone

The Ab Ionian Guitar Scale on the fretboard

Let's take a look at Ab Ionian on the guitar fretboard. Here is the scale across the entire fretboard:

What are the chords in the key of Ab Ionian?

There are 7 notes in the Ab Ionian scale so you can build 7 chords using each note in the scale as a chord root.

The triads (three note chords) in the key of Ab Ionian are:

Degree

I

ii

iii

IV

V

vi

vii

Chord

Ab maj

Bb min

C min

Db maj

Eb maj

F min

G dim

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Ab C Eb

Bb Db F

C Eb G

Db F Ab

Eb G Bb

F Ab C

G Bb Db

Diagram

Ab Ionian Guitar Scale Recap

Here is a quick recap of all the information about the Ab Ionian covered in this page:

• The Ab Ionian Scale is a ionian scale.

• The definition of the Ab Ionian scale is: R 2 3 4 5 6 7

• The notes in the Ab Ionian guitar scale are: Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab

• The interval formula for the Ab Ionian scale is: 2 2 1 2 2 2 1

• The note intervals in the Ab Ionian scale are: Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone