The Ionian mode is exactly the same as the major scale:
DO,(whole step)
RE,(whole step)
MI,(half step)
FA,(whole step)
SO,(whole step)
LA,(whole step)
TI, (half step back to
DO).
You can think of each note in the mode as the root of a chord whose notes are also contained within the mode. These are called the diatonic chords.
The chord types for the Ionian mode are:
Major 7
Minor 7
Minor 7
Major 7
Dominant 7
Minor 7
Minor 7 b5
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So, for example, the C Ionian diatonic chords are:
C Major 7 (C, E, G, B)
D Minor 7 (D, F, A, C)
E Minor 7 (E, G, B, D)
F Major 7 (F, A, C, E)
G Dominant 7 (G, B, D, F)
A Minor 7 (A, C, E, G)
B Minor 7 b5 (B, D, F, A)
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| Root |
Chords (Hover mouse over chord name to see its notes.) |
| A |
A Major7 |
B Minor7 |
C# Minor7 |
D Major7 |
E Dominant7 |
F# Minor7 |
G# Min7b5 |
| A# |
A# Major7 |
B# Minor7 |
C## Minor7 |
D# Major7 |
E# Dominant7 |
F## Minor7 |
G## Min7b5 |
| Ab |
Ab Major7 |
Bb Minor7 |
C Minor7 |
Db Major7 |
Eb Dominant7 |
F Minor7 |
G Min7b5 |
| B |
B Major7 |
C# Minor7 |
D# Minor7 |
E Major7 |
F# Dominant7 |
G# Minor7 |
A# Min7b5 |
| Bb |
Bb Major7 |
C Minor7 |
D Minor7 |
Eb Major7 |
F Dominant7 |
G Minor7 |
A Min7b5 |
| C |
C Major7 |
D Minor7 |
E Minor7 |
F Major7 |
G Dominant7 |
A Minor7 |
B Min7b5 |
| C# |
C# Major7 |
D# Minor7 |
E# Minor7 |
F# Major7 |
G# Dominant7 |
A# Minor7 |
B# Min7b5 |
| D |
D Major7 |
E Minor7 |
F# Minor7 |
G Major7 |
A Dominant7 |
B Minor7 |
C# Min7b5 |
| D# |
D# Major7 |
E# Minor7 |
F## Minor7 |
G# Major7 |
A# Dominant7 |
B# Minor7 |
C## Min7b5 |
| Db |
Db Major7 |
Eb Minor7 |
F Minor7 |
Gb Major7 |
Ab Dominant7 |
Bb Minor7 |
C Min7b5 |
| E |
E Major7 |
F# Minor7 |
G# Minor7 |
A Major7 |
B Dominant7 |
C# Minor7 |
D# Min7b5 |
| Eb |
Eb Major7 |
F Minor7 |
G Minor7 |
Ab Major7 |
Bb Dominant7 |
C Minor7 |
D Min7b5 |
| F |
F Major7 |
G Minor7 |
A Minor7 |
Bb Major7 |
C Dominant7 |
D Minor7 |
E Min7b5 |
| F# |
F# Major7 |
G# Minor7 |
A# Minor7 |
B Major7 |
C# Dominant7 |
D# Minor7 |
E# Min7b5 |
| G |
G Major7 |
A Minor7 |
B Minor7 |
C Major7 |
D Dominant7 |
E Minor7 |
F# Min7b5 |
| G# |
G# Major7 |
A# Minor7 |
B# Minor7 |
C# Major7 |
D# Dominant7 |
E# Minor7 |
F## Min7b5 |
| Gb |
Gb Major7 |
Ab Minor7 |
Bb Minor7 |
Cb Major7 |
Db Dominant7 |
Eb Minor7 |
F Min7b5 |
Whole and half steps: 1, 1, 1/2, 1, 1, 1, 1/2