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What is Ionian guitar mode?
On the guitar, Ionian mode is the first mode of the major scale. It's the sound that's created when the 1st scale degree is functioning as the tonic. It's better known as the plain major scale. ... Any time a piece of music uses the major scale and centers on the 1st degree or chord I, it's Ionian mode.
Is Ionian the same as major?
Ionian mode is a musical mode or, in modern usage, a diatonic scale also called the major scale. ... This octave species is essentially the same as the major mode of tonal music.
