Tuning-specific scale diagram

G Major (Ionian) Scale in Drop C# Tuning

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

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

Open strings and root positions

1 of the 6 open strings belong to G Major (Ionian) Scale: string 3 F# (7). None of those open-string tones is the G root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 3F#7

First root on each string

String 6Fret 6

String 5Fret 11

String 4Fret 6

String 3Fret 1

String 2Fret 9

String 1Fret 4

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C# string, the first-octave scale pattern falls at frets 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 11, with the G root at fret 6. On the highest D# string, the first G is at fret 4.

Fret 1D5

Fret 3E6

Fret 5F#7

Fret 6G1

Fret 8A2

Fret 10B3

Fret 11C4

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play G Major (Ionian) Scale on the low C# string at frets 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets F# on open string 3 ring, then connect it to the nearest G root and two other scale tones.
Connect the G root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 6, 11, 6, 1, 9, and 4, adding the nearest scale tone between each pair of roots.