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Bb 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.
Bb 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|--------------------------------6-9-10-| B|-------------------------7-8-10--------| G|-------------------6-7-8---------------| D|---------------7-8---------------------| A|--------6-9-10-------------------------| E|-6-9-10--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------9-10-11-| B|---------------------------------10-11---------| G|-------------------------8-11-12---------------| D|-----------------8-11-12-----------------------| A|---------9-10-12-------------------------------| E|-9-10-11---------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------10-11-14-| B|-------------------------------------11-14----------| G|----------------------------11-12-14----------------| D|-------------------11-12-13-------------------------| A|----------10-12-13----------------------------------| E|-10-11-14-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------14-15-17-| B|----------------------------------14-15-16----------| G|----------------------------14-15-------------------| D|-------------------13-16-17-------------------------| A|----------13-16-17----------------------------------| E|-14-15-17-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------15-17-18-| B|-------------------------------------16-19----------| G|----------------------------15-18-19----------------| D|-------------------16-17-19-------------------------| A|----------16-17-18----------------------------------| E|-15-17-18-------------------------------------------|
How to play Bb Ionian Augmented #2 on guitar
Find the root first: Bb is at fret 6 on the low E string and fret 1 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every Bb 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 6–10. 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 | Bb |
| ♯2 | C# |
| 3 | D |
| 4 | Eb |
| ♯5 | F# |
| 6 | G |
| 7 | A |
Chords in Bb 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 Bb Ionian Augmented #2; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| I+ | Bbaug | Bbmaj7#5 | Tonic |
| ♯II | — | — | Supertonic |
| III | D | Dmaj7 | Mediant |
| IV | Eb | Ebmaj7 | Subdominant |
| ♯v | F#m | — | Dominant |
| vi | Gm | Gm(maj7) | Submediant |
| VII | — | — | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the Bb Ionian Augmented #2 Scale?
- The Bb Ionian Augmented #2 Scale has 7 notes: Bb, C#, D, Eb, F#, G, A.
- What chords are in the Bb Ionian Augmented #2 Scale?
- The chords of Bb Ionian Augmented #2 are Bbaug (I+), D (III), Eb (IV), F#m (♯v), Gm (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 Bb Ionian Augmented #2 on the guitar?
- The root Bb is at fret 6 on the low E string and fret 1 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 6–10, and four more positions connect it up the neck.