Guitar scale · Ionian augmented
Eb 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.
Eb 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|-------------------------------------------11-13-15-| B|----------------------------------12-13-15----------| G|----------------------------12-13-------------------| D|-------------------12-13-15-------------------------| A|----------11-14-15----------------------------------| E|-11-13-15-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------13-15-16-| B|-------------------------------------15-16----------| G|----------------------------13-16-17----------------| D|-------------------13-15-17-------------------------| A|----------14-15-17----------------------------------| E|-13-15-16-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------15-16-19-| B|-------------------------------------16-18----------| G|----------------------------16-17-19----------------| D|-------------------15-17-18-------------------------| A|----------15-17-18----------------------------------| E|-15-16-19-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------19-20-22-| B|-------------------------------------20-21----------| G|----------------------------19-20-22----------------| D|-------------------18-21-22-------------------------| A|----------18-20-22----------------------------------| E|-19-20-22-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------20-22-| B|-------------------------20-21-------| G|-------------------20-22-------------| D|-------------21-22-------------------| A|-------20-22-------------------------| E|-20-22-------------------------------|
How to play Eb Ionian #5 on guitar
Find the root first: Eb is at fret 11 on the low E string and fret 6 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every Eb 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 11–15. 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 | Eb |
| 2 | F |
| 3 | G |
| 4 | Ab |
| ♯5 | B |
| 6 | C |
| 7 | D |
Chords in Eb Ionian #5
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in Eb Ionian #5; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| I+ | Ebaug | Ebmaj7#5 | Tonic |
| ii | Fm | Fm7 | Supertonic |
| III | G | G7 | Mediant |
| IV | Ab | Abmaj7 | Subdominant |
| ♯v° | Bdim | Bdim7 | Dominant |
| vi | Cm | Cm(maj7) | Submediant |
| vii° | Ddim | Dm7b5 | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the Eb Ionian #5 Scale?
- The Eb Ionian #5 Scale has 7 notes: Eb, F, G, Ab, B, C, D.
- What chords are in the Eb Ionian #5 Scale?
- The chords of Eb Ionian #5 are Ebaug (I+), Fm (ii), G (III), Ab (IV), Bdim (♯v°), Cm (vi), Ddim (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 Eb Ionian #5 on the guitar?
- The root Eb is at fret 11 on the low E string and fret 6 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 11–15, and four more positions connect it up the neck.