Guitar scale · Ionian augmented
B Ionian #5 Scale
Mode 3 of Harmonic Minor: the major scale with a raised 5th, also called Ionian augmented.
Tap any note to hear it.
B Ionian #5 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|----------------------------------7-9-11-| B|---------------------------8-9-11--------| G|-----------------------8-9---------------| D|----------------8-9-11-------------------| A|--------7-10-11--------------------------| E|-7-9-11----------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------9-11-12-| B|----------------------------------11-12---------| G|--------------------------9-12-13---------------| D|------------------9-11-13-----------------------| A|---------10-11-13-------------------------------| E|-9-11-12----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------11-12-15-| B|-------------------------------------12-14----------| G|----------------------------12-13-15----------------| D|-------------------11-13-14-------------------------| A|----------11-13-14----------------------------------| E|-11-12-15-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------15-16-18-| B|-------------------------------------16-17----------| G|----------------------------15-16-18----------------| D|-------------------14-17-18-------------------------| A|----------14-16-18----------------------------------| E|-15-16-18-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------16-18-19-| B|-------------------------------------17-20----------| G|----------------------------16-18-20----------------| D|-------------------17-18-20-------------------------| A|----------16-18-19----------------------------------| E|-16-18-19-------------------------------------------|
How to play B Ionian #5 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 | C# |
| 3 | D# |
| 4 | E |
| ♯5 | G |
| 6 | G# |
| 7 | A# |
Chords in B Ionian #5
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in B Ionian #5; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| I+ | Baug | Bmaj7#5 | Tonic |
| ii | C#m | C#m7 | Supertonic |
| III | D# | D#7 | Mediant |
| IV | E | Emaj7 | Subdominant |
| ♯v° | Gdim | Gdim7 | Dominant |
| vi | G#m | G#m(maj7) | Submediant |
| vii° | A#dim | A#m7b5 | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the B Ionian #5 Scale?
- The B Ionian #5 Scale has 7 notes: B, C#, D#, E, G, G#, A#.
- What chords are in the B Ionian #5 Scale?
- The chords of B Ionian #5 are Baug (I+), C#m (ii), D# (III), E (IV), Gdim (♯v°), G#m (vi), A#dim (vii°).
- What is the formula of the ionian #5 scale?
- 1 2 3 4 ♯5 6 7, which is the step pattern W W H W+H H W H (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play B Ionian #5 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.