How to play the Bb Ionian guitar scale

The Bb 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 Bb Ionian guitar scale?

The notes in the Bb Ionian scale are:

Bb C D Eb F G A Bb

There are 7 notes in the scale with 2 flats and no sharps.

What are the intervals in the Bb Ionian Guitar Scale?

The scale definition for the Bb 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 Bb Ionian Guitar Scale on the fretboard

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

What are the chords in the key of Bb Ionian?

There are 7 notes in the Bb 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 Bb Ionian are:

Degree

I

ii

iii

IV

V

vi

vii

Chord

Bb maj

C min

D min

Eb maj

F maj

G min

A dim

Spelling

Bb D F

C Eb G

D F A

Eb G Bb

F A C

G Bb D

A C Eb

Diagram

Bb Ionian Guitar Scale Recap

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

• The Bb Ionian Scale is a ionian scale.

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

• The notes in the Bb Ionian guitar scale are: Bb C D Eb F G A Bb

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

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