Tuning-specific scale diagram

C# Major (Ionian) Scale in Drop B Tuning

C# Major (Ionian) Scale in Drop B Tuning shows the same c# major (ionian) scale pitch classes across 6 strings tuned B F# B E G# C#. The tuning changes where the same pitch classes sit across the fretboard.

Scale notes: C#, D#, E#, F#, G#, A#, B#
Formula: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Semitones: 0 2 4 5 7 9 11
Parent scale: C# major
Tuning: B F# B E G# C#
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: B1 to C#4
24-fret range: B1 to C#6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to C# Major (Ionian) Scale: string 5 F# (4), string 2 G# (5), and string 1 C# (1). C# roots occur on open string 1.

String 5F#4

String 2G#5

String 1C#1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 2

String 5Fret 7

String 4Fret 2

String 3Fret 9

String 2Fret 5

String 1Open

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave scale pattern falls at frets 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 11, with the C# root at fret 2. On the highest C# string, the first C# is at fret 0.

Fret 1B#7

Fret 2C#1

Fret 4D#2

Fret 6E#3

Fret 7F#4

Fret 9G#5

Fret 11A#6

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play C# Major (Ionian) Scale on the low B string at frets 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets F# on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest C# root and two other scale tones.
Connect the C# root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 2, 7, 2, 9, 5, and 0, adding the nearest scale tone between each pair of roots.