How to play the F Ionian guitar scale

The F 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 F Ionian guitar scale?

The notes in the F Ionian scale are:

F G A Bb C D E F

There are 7 notes in the scale with 1 flat and no sharps.

What are the intervals in the F Ionian Guitar Scale?

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

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

What are the chords in the key of F Ionian?

There are 7 notes in the F 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 F Ionian are:

Degree

I

ii

iii

IV

V

vi

vii

Chord

F maj

G min

A min

Bb maj

C maj

D min

E dim

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F A C

G Bb D

A C E

Bb D F

C E G

D F A

E G Bb

Diagram

F Ionian Guitar Scale Recap

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

• The F Ionian Scale is a ionian scale.

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

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

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

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