How to play the Eb Ionian guitar scale

The Eb 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 Eb Ionian guitar scale?

The notes in the Eb Ionian scale are:

Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb

There are 7 notes in the scale with 3 flats and no sharps.

What are the intervals in the Eb Ionian Guitar Scale?

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

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

What are the chords in the key of Eb Ionian?

There are 7 notes in the Eb 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 Eb Ionian are:

Degree

I

ii

iii

IV

V

vi

vii

Chord

Eb maj

F min

G min

Ab maj

Bb maj

C min

D dim

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Eb G Bb

F Ab C

G Bb D

Ab C Eb

Bb D F

C Eb G

D F Ab

Diagram

Eb Ionian Guitar Scale Recap

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

• The Eb Ionian Scale is a ionian scale.

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

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

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

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