B Ionian
B Ionian scale for bass guitar presented by diagram.
The B Ionian displayed as fingerboard diagram for bass. The notes are marked in blue color, root notes are the darker ones.
B Ionian one octave

B Ionian full fretboard

B Ionian with note names

The scale displayed with its numeric formula and scale degrees.
Formula | Notes | Degrees |
---|---|---|
1 | B | Tonic |
2 | C# | Supertonic |
3 | D# | Mediant |
4 | E | Subdominant |
5 | F# | Dominant |
6 | G# | Submediant |
7 | A# | Subtonic |
The B Ionian consists of seven notes. It can be described in steps as a formula which is written as whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step from the first note to first note in the next octave.
B Ionian is the first mode of B Major and therefore both scales include the same notes and in the same order.
B Ionian scale tablature for four-string bass.

The numbers above the tablature are suggested fingerings.