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F ionian major #2 Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F, G#, A, Bb, C, D, E at frets 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12

A string: A, Bb, C, D, E, F, G#, A at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12

D string: D, E, F, G#, A, Bb, C, D at frets 0, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12

G string: G#, A, Bb, C, D, E, F at frets 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10

B string: C, D, E, F, G#, A, Bb at frets 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11

High E string: E, F, G#, A, Bb, C, D, E at frets 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12

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F ionian major #2

The ionian #2 scale, the sixth mode of the neapolitan minor scale, is a major scale whose 2nd is raised to a sharp 2nd, creating an augmented 2nd leap right at the start. The rest is textbook major, so melodies keep snapping between exotic and plain. It is a striking way to make a familiar major progression sound foreign.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

F

I

Fmaj
G♯

#II

B♭7no5/G#
A

iii

Am
B♭

IV

B♭maj
C

V+

Caug
D

vi

Dm
E

VII

Emaj♭5

Same notes, different mode

F ionian major #2 uses the same notes as the scales below. Start from a different note and you get a new mode built on the very same note set.

G# ultralocrianA neapolitan minorBb lydian #6C mixolydian augmentedD romani minorE locrian dominant

ionian major #2 in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Play F major but leap from the root straight to #2 (G#) and settle on the 3rd; one displaced note makes familiar lines sound foreign.
  • Use the #2 (G#) as a chromatic ornament to the 3rd (A) in an otherwise textbook major solo; ration it and it stays striking.
  • It is the sixth mode of neapolitan minor, sharing its notes with the neapolitan minor a major 3rd below F.
  • Over a plain major triad, alternate phrases from F major and F ionian #2 (G#) to make one chord feel like two worlds.

How to play F ionian major #2 on guitar

Roots at fret 1 on both E strings put the nearest root a single fret from the nut, letting you barre the E shape almost in open position. Open low E, A, D and high E are in the key, but none is the root or the fifth, which lets them pass through a line rather than hold one. Clamp a capo on fret 1 for E shapes. Caug is the V+ chord, sitting over the D string root at fret 3.

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