Guitar scale · Ionian augmented
E 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.
E 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|-----------------------------0-2-4-| B|-----------------------1-2-4-------| G|-------------------1-2-------------| D|-------------1-2-4-----------------| A|-------0-3-4-----------------------| E|-0-2-4-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------2-4-5-| B|-------------------------4-5-------| G|-------------------2-5-6-----------| D|-------------2-4-6-----------------| A|-------3-4-6-----------------------| E|-2-4-5-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------4-5-8-| B|-------------------------5-7-------| G|-------------------5-6-8-----------| D|-------------4-6-7-----------------| A|-------4-6-7-----------------------| E|-4-5-8-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------8-9-11-| B|------------------------------9-10--------| G|-----------------------8-9-11-------------| D|---------------7-10-11--------------------| A|--------7-9-11----------------------------| E|-8-9-11-----------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------9-11-12-| B|----------------------------------10-13---------| G|--------------------------9-11-13---------------| D|-----------------10-11-13-----------------------| A|---------9-11-12--------------------------------| E|-9-11-12----------------------------------------|
How to play E Ionian #5 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 | F# |
| 3 | G# |
| 4 | A |
| ♯5 | B# |
| 6 | C# |
| 7 | D# |
Chords in E Ionian #5
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in E Ionian #5; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| I+ | Eaug | Emaj7#5 | Tonic |
| ii | F#m | F#m7 | Supertonic |
| III | G# | G#7 | Mediant |
| IV | A | Amaj7 | Subdominant |
| ♯v° | B#dim | B#dim7 | Dominant |
| vi | C#m | C#m(maj7) | Submediant |
| vii° | D#dim | D#m7b5 | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the E Ionian #5 Scale?
- The E Ionian #5 Scale has 7 notes: E, F#, G#, A, B#, C#, D#.
- What chords are in the E Ionian #5 Scale?
- The chords of E Ionian #5 are Eaug (I+), F#m (ii), G# (III), A (IV), B#dim (♯v°), C#m (vi), D#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 E Ionian #5 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.