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the ionian mode
the third note of the natural minor scale

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the ionian mode is the mode based on the third note of the natural minor scale.
this mode corresponds to the relative major scale of the minor scale.
the g ionian scale looks like this (standard notation and one-string tab):

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the scale box for the ionian mode looks like this:



to play this scale as the g ionian mode, play the box with the first note at the third fret. this scale box has a pattern identical to the ionian mode of the major scale, but the root and fifth appear in different places.

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