B♭ ionian
A♯ and B♭ are the same pitch. This scale is written as B♭ ionian because that spelling needs fewer accidentals than A♯ ionian.
The same notes as the major scale, under its modal name.
- Notes
- B♭ C D E♭ F G A
- Degrees
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Intervals in semitones
- 0 2 4 5 7 9 11
On the fretboard
About this scale
Another name for major: the first mode of the major scale.