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B Ionian Augmented #2 Scale
Mode 6 of Double Harmonic Major: Ionian with a raised 2nd and a raised 5th.
Tap any note to hear it.
B Ionian Augmented #2 Scale tab: all 5 positions
Each tab climbs from the low E string to the high e string. Play it up, then back down.
e|----------------------------------7-10-11-| B|---------------------------8-9-11---------| G|---------------------7-8-9----------------| D|-----------------8-9----------------------| A|---------7-10-11--------------------------| E|-7-10-11----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------10-11-12-| B|-----------------------------------11-12----------| G|---------------------------9-12-13----------------| D|-------------------9-12-13------------------------| A|----------10-11-13--------------------------------| E|-10-11-12-----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------11-12-15-| B|-------------------------------------12-15----------| G|----------------------------12-13-15----------------| D|-------------------12-13-14-------------------------| A|----------11-13-14----------------------------------| E|-11-12-15-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------15-16-18-| B|----------------------------------15-16-17----------| G|----------------------------15-16-------------------| D|-------------------14-17-18-------------------------| A|----------14-17-18----------------------------------| E|-15-16-18-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------16-18-19-| B|-------------------------------------17-20----------| G|----------------------------16-19-20----------------| D|-------------------17-18-20-------------------------| A|----------17-18-19----------------------------------| E|-16-18-19-------------------------------------------|
How to play B Ionian Augmented #2 on guitar
Find the root first: B is at fret 7 on the low E string and fret 2 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every B on the neck; the gold ones are the rest of the scale's home chord (3, ♯5, 7), the safest notes to land on at the end of a phrase.
Learn it one box at a time. Position 1, the E shape, sits at frets 7–11. Once it's under your fingers, move to position 2 (the D shape) and play the notes the two boxes share, then keep going up the neck. After all five, the scale joins up into one pattern across the whole fretboard.
Degrees
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | B |
| ♯2 | D |
| 3 | D# |
| 4 | E |
| ♯5 | G |
| 6 | G# |
| 7 | A# |
Chords in B Ionian Augmented #2
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in B Ionian Augmented #2; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| I+ | Baug | Bmaj7#5 | Tonic |
| ♯II | — | — | Supertonic |
| III | D# | D#maj7 | Mediant |
| IV | E | Emaj7 | Subdominant |
| ♯v | Gm | — | Dominant |
| vi | G#m | G#m(maj7) | Submediant |
| VII | — | — | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the B Ionian Augmented #2 Scale?
- The B Ionian Augmented #2 Scale has 7 notes: B, D, D#, E, G, G#, A#.
- What chords are in the B Ionian Augmented #2 Scale?
- The chords of B Ionian Augmented #2 are Baug (I+), D# (III), E (IV), Gm (♯v), G#m (vi).
- What is the formula of the ionian augmented #2 scale?
- 1 ♯2 3 4 ♯5 6 7, which is the step pattern W+H H H W+H H W H (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play B Ionian Augmented #2 on the guitar?
- The root B is at fret 7 on the low E string and fret 2 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 7–11, and four more positions connect it up the neck.