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The Major (Ionian) scale in all twelve keys.

Formula 1 2 3 4 5 6 7, step pattern W–W–H–W–W–W–H. In C it is C D E F G A B. It is the scale for the I chord (maj7) and any major-key tonic; the default over Imaj7 in a ii–V–I. Pick a key below to see it drawn on the guitar fretboard or piano keyboard and hear it played.

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CC D E F G A BC Major (Ionian) scale (C D E F G A B) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
D♭D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ CD♭ Major (Ionian) scale (D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
DD E F♯ G A B C♯D Major (Ionian) scale (D E F♯ G A B C♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
E♭E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C DE♭ Major (Ionian) scale (E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
EE F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯E Major (Ionian) scale (E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
FF G A B♭ C D EF Major (Ionian) scale (F G A B♭ C D E) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
F♯F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯F♯ Major (Ionian) scale (F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
GG A B C D E F♯G Major (Ionian) scale (G A B C D E F♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
A♭A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F GA♭ Major (Ionian) scale (A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
AA B C♯ D E F♯ G♯A Major (Ionian) scale (A B C♯ D E F♯ G♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
B♭B♭ C D E♭ F G AB♭ Major (Ionian) scale (B♭ C D E♭ F G A) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
BB C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A♯B Major (Ionian) scale (B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano

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