How to play the B Ionian guitar scale

The B 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 B Ionian guitar scale?

The notes in the B Ionian scale are:

B C# D# E F# G# A# B

There are 7 notes in the scale with no flats and 5 sharps.

What are the intervals in the B Ionian Guitar Scale?

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

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

What are the chords in the key of B Ionian?

There are 7 notes in the B 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 B Ionian are:

Degree

I

ii

iii

IV

V

vi

vii

Chord

B maj

C# min

D# min

E maj

F# maj

G# min

A# dim

Spelling

B D# F#

C# E G#

D# F# A#

E G# B

F# A# C#

G# B D#

A# C# E

Diagram

B Ionian Guitar Scale Recap

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

• The B Ionian Scale is a ionian scale.

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

• The notes in the B Ionian guitar scale are: B C# D# E F# G# A# B

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

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