C# Ionian
C sharp Ionian scale for bass guitar presented by diagram.
The C# Ionian displayed as fingerboard diagram for bass. The notes are marked in blue color, root notes are the darker ones.
C# Ionian one octave
C# Ionian full fretboard
C# Ionian with note names
The scale displayed with its numeric formula and scale degrees.
Formula | Notes | Degrees |
---|---|---|
1 | C# | Tonic |
2 | D# | Supertonic |
3 | E# | Mediant |
4 | F# | Subdominant |
5 | G# | Dominant |
6 | A# | Submediant |
7 | B# | Subtonic |
The third degree is written as E#, which is the same as F. The seventh degree is written as B#, which is the same as C. A practice in a scale notation is to not include the same letter twice, if it can be avoided.
The C sharp 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.
C# Ionian is the first mode of C# Major and therefore both scales include the same notes and in the same order.
C sharp Ionian scale tablature for four-string bass.
The numbers above the tablature are suggested fingerings.