triadico◈Buy me a coffee

C# ionian scale for guitar

Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the C# ionian scale (1 2 3 4 5 6 7) on guitar: C# · D# · F · F# · G# · A# · C.

Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
C# Ionian
1234567
E
B
G
D
A
E
FF#G#A#CC#D#FF#CC#D#FF#G#A#CC#G#A#CC#D#FF#G#A#D#FF#G#A#CC#D#FA#CC#D#FF#G#A#CFF#G#A#CC#D#FF#35791512
Scroll horizontally to see the whole fretboard

Legend

1
C#
· Root
2
D#
· Tension
3
F
· Third
4
F#
· Tension
5
G#
· Fifth
6
A#
· Tension
7
C
· Seventh

Scale sheet

C# Ionian
Formula (degrees)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Notes in key
C# D# F F# G# A# C
Typical use
Major mode; over Imaj7.

Ionian

Ionian is the modal name for the major scale: the exact same interval pattern, used when thinking in terms of modes. It's played over major and maj7 chords, typically as the tonic of a progression.

Notes of the C# ionian scale: C# · D# · F · F# · G# · A# · C.