E Ionian

E Ionian scale for guitar.
The E Ionian is a seven-note scale (also referred to as the E Major scale). Notes are displayed in the fingerboard diagram, with the root notes indicated by darker color. In the two-octave pattern, the first root note is on the 5th string, 7th fret.

E

2 octaves

E Ionian scale diagram for guitar Notes: E - F# - G# - A - B - C# - D# Intervals: 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 Type: Septonic 

The scale displayed with its numeric formula and scale degrees.

Formula Notes Intervals Degrees
1 E Unison Tonic
2 F# Major second Supertonic
3 G# Major third Mediant
4 A Perfect fourth Subdominant
5 B Perfect fifth Dominant
6 C# Sixth Submediant
7 D#Major seventh Leading tone

The E Ionian consists of seven notes. These can be described as steps on the guitar fingerboard according to the following formula: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half from the first note to the same in the next octave.
E Ionian is the first mode of E Major and therefore both scales include the same notes and in the same order.

This scale is used in numerous styles, such as various forms of pop, rock and classical music.
Since this scale is exactly the same as the Major scale you don't have to put any time into learning it.

The main three-note and four-note chords that are related to this scale are the following:

E 022100 Emaj7 021100
F#m 244222 F#m7 242222
G#m 466444 G#m7 464444
A X02220 Amaj7 X02120
B X24442 B7 X21202
C#m X46654 C#m7 X46454
D#dim X6787X D#m7b5 X6767X

The tones in these chords correspond to the tones of the E Ionian mode.

Related to this scale is the E Ionian #5, being the third mode of the Harmonic Minor. It is identical with the E Ionian except for the augmented fifth. It can be displayed as follows:

Formula Notes Intervals Degrees
1 E Unison Tonic
2 F# Major second Supertonic
3 G# Major third Mediant
4 A Perfect fourth Subdominant
#5 B# Augmented fifth Dominant
6 C# Sixth Submediant
7 D# Minor seventh Subtonic

The E Ionian #5 contains the same notes as the C# Harmonic Minor Scale, but starts on another note.

Start the audio and play along! Use notes from the scale in the diagram above.

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