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D 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.
D 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|-------------------------------------------10-13-14-| B|----------------------------------11-12-14----------| G|-------------------------10-11-12-------------------| D|-------------------11-12----------------------------| A|----------10-13-14----------------------------------| E|-10-13-14-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------13-14-15-| B|-------------------------------------14-15----------| G|----------------------------12-15-16----------------| D|-------------------12-15-16-------------------------| A|----------13-14-16----------------------------------| E|-13-14-15-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------14-15-18-| B|-------------------------------------15-18----------| G|----------------------------15-16-18----------------| D|-------------------15-16-17-------------------------| A|----------14-16-17----------------------------------| E|-14-15-18-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------18-19-21-| B|----------------------------------18-19-20----------| G|----------------------------18-19-------------------| D|-------------------17-20-21-------------------------| A|----------17-20-21----------------------------------| E|-18-19-21-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------19-21-22-| B|-------------------------------19-20----------| G|-------------------------19-22----------------| D|-------------------20-21----------------------| A|----------20-21-22----------------------------| E|-19-21-22-------------------------------------|
How to play D Ionian Augmented #2 on guitar
Find the root first: D is at fret 10 on the low E string and fret 5 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every D 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 10–14. 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 | D |
| ♯2 | E# |
| 3 | F# |
| 4 | G |
| ♯5 | A# |
| 6 | B |
| 7 | C# |
Chords in D 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 D Ionian Augmented #2; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| I+ | Daug | Dmaj7#5 | Tonic |
| ♯II | — | — | Supertonic |
| III | F# | F#maj7 | Mediant |
| IV | G | Gmaj7 | Subdominant |
| ♯v | A#m | — | Dominant |
| vi | Bm | Bm(maj7) | Submediant |
| VII | — | — | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the D Ionian Augmented #2 Scale?
- The D Ionian Augmented #2 Scale has 7 notes: D, E#, F#, G, A#, B, C#.
- What chords are in the D Ionian Augmented #2 Scale?
- The chords of D Ionian Augmented #2 are Daug (I+), F# (III), G (IV), A#m (♯v), Bm (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 D Ionian Augmented #2 on the guitar?
- The root D is at fret 10 on the low E string and fret 5 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 10–14, and four more positions connect it up the neck.