A♭ Ionian Scale

Mode

start by assigning your fingers to the first, second, third and fourth frets
on the third string play an A flat on the first fret using your first finger and a B flat on the third fret using your third finger
on the second string play a C on the first fret using your first finger, a D flat on the second fret using your second finger and an E flat on the fourth fret using your fourth finger
on the first string play an F on the first fret using your first finger, a G on the third fret using your third finger and an A flat on the fourth fret using your fourth finger

A♭ IonianCAGED Scale Shapes

G Shape

E Shape

D Shape

C Shape

A Shape

Recommended Chords for an A♭ Ionian Scale

	Chord	Shared Notes
	A♭ 6th Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, F
	A♭ 6th (add9) Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, F, B♭
	A♭ Major 7th Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, G
	A♭ Added 9th Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, B♭
	A♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	A♭, B♭, E♭
	A♭ Suspended Guitar Chord	A♭, D♭, E♭
	A♭ Major Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭
	A♭ Major 9th Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, G, B♭
	A♭ Major 13th Guitar Chord	A♭, C, E♭, G, B♭, F
	B♭ 7th sus4 Guitar Chord	B♭, E♭, F, A♭
	B♭ Minor 11th Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F, A♭, C, E♭
	B♭ Minor 7th Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F, A♭
	B♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	B♭, C, F
	B♭ Minor 6th Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F, G
	B♭ Suspended Guitar Chord	B♭, E♭, F
	B♭ Minor 13th Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F, A♭, C, G
	B♭ Minor (add9) Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F, C
	B♭ 13th sus4 Guitar Chord	B♭, E♭, F, A♭, C, G
	B♭ 9th sus4 Guitar Chord	B♭, E♭, F, A♭, C
	B♭ Minor 6th (add9) Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F, G, C
	B♭ Minor 9th Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F, A♭, C
	B♭ Minor Guitar Chord	B♭, D♭, F
	C Suspended Guitar Chord	C, F, G
	D♭ 6th Guitar Chord	D♭, F, A♭, B♭
	D♭ Added 9th Guitar Chord	D♭, F, A♭, E♭
	D♭ Major 13th Guitar Chord	D♭, F, A♭, C, E♭, B♭
	D♭ Major Guitar Chord	D♭, F, A♭
	D♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	D♭, E♭, A♭
	D♭ Major 9th Guitar Chord	D♭, F, A♭, C, E♭
	D♭ 6th (add9) Guitar Chord	D♭, F, A♭, B♭, E♭
	D♭ Major 7th Guitar Chord	D♭, F, A♭, C
	E♭ Suspended Guitar Chord	E♭, A♭, B♭
	E♭ Added 9th Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, F
	E♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	E♭, F, B♭
	E♭ 6th Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, C
	E♭ 11th Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, D♭, F, A♭
	E♭ 7th sus4 Guitar Chord	E♭, A♭, B♭, D♭
	E♭ 7th Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, D♭
	E♭ 9th sus4 Guitar Chord	E♭, A♭, B♭, D♭, F
	E♭ 9th Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, D♭, F
	E♭ 6th (add9) Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, C, F
	E♭ 13th sus4 Guitar Chord	E♭, A♭, B♭, D♭, F, C
	E♭ 13th Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭, D♭, F, C
	E♭ Major Guitar Chord	E♭, G, B♭
	F Minor 11th Guitar Chord	F, A♭, C, E♭, G, B♭
	F Suspended Guitar Chord	F, B♭, C
	F Minor Guitar Chord	F, A♭, C
	F Minor 7th Guitar Chord	F, A♭, C, E♭
	F Minor (Add9) Guitar Chord	F, A♭, C, G
	F 7th Sus4 Guitar Chord	F, B♭, C, E♭
	F Minor 9th Guitar Chord	F, A♭, C, E♭, G
	F 9th Sus4 Guitar Chord	F, B♭, C, E♭, G
	F Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	F, G, C

Ionian mode

Ionian mode is a musical mode or, in modern usage, a diatonic scale also called the major scale. It is the name assigned by Heinrich Glarean in 1547 to his new authentic mode on C (mode 11 in his numbering scheme), which uses the diatonic octave species from C to the C an octave higher, divided at G (as its dominant, reciting tone/reciting note or tenor) into a fourth species of perfect fifth (tone–tone–semitone–tone) plus a third species of perfect fourth (tone–tone–semitone): C D E F G + G A B C. This octave species is essentially the same as the major mode of tonal music.

A♭ Ionian Scale

Mode

A♭ IonianCAGED Scale Shapes

Recommended Chords for an A♭ Ionian Scale

Notes in an A♭ Ionian Scale

Ionian mode