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E 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.
E 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|-----------------------------0-3-4-| B|-----------------------1-2-4-------| G|-----------------0-1-2-------------| D|-------------1-2-------------------| A|-------0-3-4-----------------------| E|-0-3-4-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------3-4-5-| B|-------------------------4-5-------| G|-------------------2-5-6-----------| D|-------------2-5-6-----------------| A|-------3-4-6-----------------------| E|-3-4-5-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------4-5-8-| B|-------------------------5-8-------| G|-------------------5-6-8-----------| D|-------------5-6-7-----------------| A|-------4-6-7-----------------------| E|-4-5-8-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------8-9-11-| B|----------------------------8-9-10--------| G|------------------------8-9---------------| D|----------------7-10-11-------------------| A|--------7-10-11---------------------------| E|-8-9-11-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------9-11-12-| B|-----------------------------------10-13---------| G|---------------------------9-12-13---------------| D|------------------10-11-13-----------------------| A|---------10-11-12--------------------------------| E|-9-11-12-----------------------------------------|
How to play E Ionian Augmented #2 on guitar
Find the root first: E is at fret 0 on the low E string and fret 7 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every E 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 0–4. 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 | E |
| ♯2 | G |
| 3 | G# |
| 4 | A |
| ♯5 | B# |
| 6 | C# |
| 7 | D# |
Chords in E 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 E Ionian Augmented #2; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| I+ | Eaug | Emaj7#5 | Tonic |
| ♯II | — | — | Supertonic |
| III | G# | G#maj7 | Mediant |
| IV | A | Amaj7 | Subdominant |
| ♯v | B#m | — | Dominant |
| vi | C#m | C#m(maj7) | Submediant |
| VII | — | — | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the E Ionian Augmented #2 Scale?
- The E Ionian Augmented #2 Scale has 7 notes: E, G, G#, A, B#, C#, D#.
- What chords are in the E Ionian Augmented #2 Scale?
- The chords of E Ionian Augmented #2 are Eaug (I+), G# (III), A (IV), B#m (♯v), C#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 E Ionian Augmented #2 on the guitar?
- The root E is at fret 0 on the low E string and fret 7 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 0–4, and four more positions connect it up the neck.