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G ionian major #2 Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

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

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

D string: D, E, F#, G, A#, B, C, D at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12

G string: G, A#, B, C, D, E, F#, G at frets 0, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12

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

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

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G 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:

G

I

Gmaj
A♯

#II

C7no5/A♯
B

iii

Bm
C

IV

Cmaj
D

V+

Daug
E

vi

Em
F♯

VII

F#maj♭5

Same notes, different mode

G 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.

A# ultralocrianB neapolitan minorC lydian #6D mixolydian augmentedE romani minorF# locrian dominant

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

tip
  • Play G major but leap from the root straight to #2 (A#) and settle on the 3rd; one displaced note makes familiar lines sound foreign.
  • Use the #2 (A#) as a chromatic ornament to the 3rd (B) 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 G.
  • Over a plain major triad, alternate phrases from G major and G ionian #2 (A#) to make one chord feel like two worlds.

How to play G ionian major #2 on guitar

Open G is a root, which means the first root from the nut is unfretted rather than the fret 3 pair on the E strings. Open D sits as the fifth and both E strings as the sixth, meaning a drone pair under the low box is genuinely available. CM is the IV chord, and fret 8 on the B string is another root. A string root waits at fret 10.

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