How to play the C# Ionian guitar scale

The C# 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 C# Ionian guitar scale?

The notes in the C# Ionian scale are:

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

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

What are the intervals in the C# Ionian Guitar Scale?

The scale definition for the C# 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 C# Ionian Guitar Scale on the fretboard

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

What are the chords in the key of C# Ionian?

There are 7 notes in the C# 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 C# Ionian are:

Degree

I

ii

iii

IV

V

vi

vii

Chord

C# maj

D# min

E# min

F# maj

G# maj

A# min

B# dim

Spelling

C# E# G#

D# F# A#

E# G# B#

F# A# C#

G# B# D#

A# C# E#

B# D# F#

Diagram

C# Ionian Guitar Scale Recap

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

• The C# Ionian Scale is a ionian scale.

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

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

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

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