How to play the Gb Ionian guitar scale

The Gb 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 Gb Ionian guitar scale?

The notes in the Gb Ionian scale are:

Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb

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

What are the intervals in the Gb Ionian Guitar Scale?

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

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

What are the chords in the key of Gb Ionian?

There are 7 notes in the Gb 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 Gb Ionian are:

Degree

I

ii

iii

IV

V

vi

vii

Chord

Gb maj

Ab min

Bb min

Cb maj

Db maj

Eb min

F dim

Spelling

Gb Bb Db

Ab Cb Eb

Bb Db F

Cb Eb Gb

Db F Ab

Eb Gb Bb

F Ab Cb

Diagram

Gb Ionian Guitar Scale Recap

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

• The Gb Ionian Scale is a ionian scale.

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

• The notes in the Gb Ionian guitar scale are: Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb

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

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