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# B C# D# E# F#

There are 7 notes in the scale with no flats and 6 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

B maj

C# maj

D# min

E# dim

Spelling

F# A# C#

G# B D#

A# C# E#

B D# F#

C# E# G#

D# F# A#

E# G# B

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# B 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