Learn The Modes To Boost Your Guitar Soloing Power Ionian. Ionian is the regular major scale, with half steps between 3-4 and 7-8. (C, C6, Cmaj7) Ionian scale works over major triads, 6 and maj7 chords. Dorian. Dorian is the scale that is built on the second degree of the major scale. It is a … Continue reading The Modes Explained