Daily Guitar Lessons - Ionian Mode or F#/Gb Major Scale

Fretboard

 E -|--7--|--1--|----|--2-|---|-3-|-4-|---|-5|--|-6|--|-7|-1|-
 B 4|-----|--5--|----|--6-|---|-7-|-1-|---|-2|--|-3|-4|--|-5|-
 G -|--2--|-----|--3-|--4-|---|-5-|---|-6-|--|-7|-1|--|-2|--|-
 D -|--6--|-----|--7-|--1-|---|-2-|---|-3-|-4|--|-5|--|-6|--|-
 A -|--3--|--4--|----|--5-|---|-6-|---|-7-|-1|--|-2|--|-3|-4|-
 E -|--7--|--1--|----|--2-|---|-3-|-4-|---|-5|--|-6|--|-7|-1|-
       |                                             |   
    1st.fret                                      12th.fret

Facts

The name of this scale is: Ionian or F#/Gb Major

The root in this case is: 1

The formula is: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,1

Compared to the major scale the formula is: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,1

Play it one note at a time.

1=F# 2=G# 3=A# 4=B 5=C# 6=D# 7=E#

or

1=Gb 2=Ab 3=Bb 4=Cb 5=Db 6=Eb 7=F

Key of: F#/Gb Major(1) or D#/Eb minor(6)

Monday = Ionian
July = Key of F#/Gb

Fingering

         E  A  D  G  B  E 
         |__|__|__|__|__|
         |  |  |  |  |  |
2nd.fret I  I  |  |  I  I
         |__|__|__|__|__|
         |  |  |  |  |  |
         |  |  I  I  |  |
         |__|__|__|__|__|
         |  |  |  |  |  |
         M  M  M  M  M  |
         |__|__|__|__|__|
         |  |  |  |  |  |
         |  |  |  |  |  | 
         |__|__|__|__|__|
         |  |  |  |  |  |
         P  P  P  |  P  | 
         |__|__|__|__|__|

I=index M=middle R=ring P=pinky

Tablature

E |------------------------------------2---------------|
B |-----------------------------2-4-6------------------|
G |------------------------3-4-------------------------|
D |-----------------3-4-6------------------------------|
A |----------2-4-6-------------------------------------|
E |---2-4-6--------------------------------------------|

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