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Ionian ♯5 (augmented) on guitar (C)

Ionian ♯5 (augmented) in C: C – D – E – F – G# – A – B. On the guitar, six strings open the scale into wide shapes — there is room to choose the region of the neck that sings best. The box shown runs from fret 1 to 4; the lowest tonic sits on the 5th string, fret 3, and the hand stays put in the region, with no position shift. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.

Once the shape is memorized, play the box in thirds — the real memory test.

Scale diagramHorizontal fretboard with 6 strings, frets 0–4.123434#5671234#56771234#5
Frets 1–4

In the diagram, each dot carries its scale degree — 1 is the tonic, highlighted.

This is one shape of Ionian ♯5 (augmented) on guitar — this neck alone holds 4 more mapped positions. In Chord & Fret, you drill it in Exercise mode — in thirds, pairs or sequences, with the BPM climbing every repetition; switch the dot labels between degrees, note names and fingers; and run it up, down or in a full round trip. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. 100% offline. Open in Chord & Fret →

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