🐘 Here's a memorable E major scale reference which shows the notes, finger position on the piano keyboard, intervals, scale degrees, diatonic chords and common chord progressions in E major.
🎸 You'll also find the E major scale on the guitar fretboard.
The E major scale is a diatonic scale consisting of the pitches E, F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯ and D♯. Its relative minor is C♯ minor.
The E major scale has a key signature of 4 sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯ and D♯.
The key of E major is closely related to the key of A major and the key of B major.
The notes of the E major scale are E, F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯ and D♯
The relative minor of the E major scale is C♯ minor
E major scale piano layout & finger position
Here's a piano keyboard showing the notes of the E major scale, followed by a visual for the finger position on the piano. Hit play to hear the notes of the E major scale up and down:
- E
- F♯
- G♯
- A
- B
- C♯
- D♯
- E
E
F♯
G♯
C♯
A
D♯
B
E
E
A
F♯
B
G♯
C♯
D♯
E
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right hand
E Major Scale on Guitar
🎸 Here you'll find a guitar fretboard representation with the notes of the E major scale , using standard guitar tuning: E A D G B E. You can show all notes, only the root notes, the intervals or the scale degrees:
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You can also highlight specific scale positions on the guitar fretboard for the E major scale, using the CAGED system or the Three Notes Per String system (TNPS):
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Chords in the key of E major
(E major diatonic chords)
The diatonic chords in the key of E major are: E major, F♯ minor, G♯ minor, A major, B major, C♯ minor and D♯ diminished
Tap or use numbers 1 through 7 to trigger the chords. You can also tap to trigger the chord inversions or the 7th chords. This tool can be used as a chord progression generator.
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E major
E G♯ B D♯
ii
F♯ minor
F♯ A C♯ E
iii
G♯ minor
G♯ B D♯ F♯
IV
A major
A C♯ E G♯
V
B major
B D♯ F♯ A
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D♯ diminished
D♯ F♯ A C♯
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Common chord progressions in the key of E major
Here's list of popular major key chord progressions along with the specific chords they represent in the key of E major. Again, you can use numbers 1 through 7 on your keyboard to trigger the different chords:
I E maj
IV A maj
V B maj
I E maj
vi C♯ min
ii F♯ min
V B maj
vi C♯ min
IV A maj
I E maj
V B maj
I E maj
iii G♯ min
IV A maj
V B maj
I E maj
IV A maj
vi D♯ min
V B maj
ii F♯ min
V B maj
I E maj
I E maj
vi C♯ min
IV A maj
V B maj
I E maj
IV A maj
ii F♯ min
V B maj
iii G♯ min
vi C♯ min
ii F♯ min
V B maj
I E maj
V B maj
vi C♯ min
IV A maj
I E maj
IV A maj
V B maj
I E maj
I E maj
V B maj
ii F♯ min
iii G♯ min
Toggle E major scale intervals & scale degrees
| degrees | notes | intervals |
|---|---|---|
| 1: Tonic | E | Unison |
| 2: Supertonic | F♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3: Mediant | G♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4: Subdominant | A | Perfect 4th |
| 5: Dominant | B | Perfect 5th |
| 6: Submediant | C♯ | Major 6th |
| 7: Leading Tone | D♯ | Major 7th |
| 1: Octave/Tonic | E | Perfect 8th |
Popular Songs in the Key of E Major
- Don't Stop Believin' by Journey
- Where Is My Mind? by The Pixies
- Levels by Avicci
- 'Till I Collapse by Eminem
- Crash Into Me by Dave Matthews Band
- I Was Made for Lovin' You by KISS
- High and Dry by Radiohead
- I Wanna Be Your Dog by The Stooges
- She's Always a Woman by Billy Joel
- We Can't Stop by Miley Cyrus
- Best of You by Foo Fighters
- Be My Baby by The Ronettes
Major scale formula
🔧 The major scales are constructed using this note pattern:
- W-W-H-W-W-W-H
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W = Whole step H = Half step
go to a different major or minor scale:
C majorC♯ majorD♭ majorD majorE♭ majorF majorF♯ majorG♭ majorG majorA♭ majorA majorB♭ majorB majorC♭ major
C minor C♯ minor D♭ minorD minorD♯ minorE♭ minorE minorF minorF♯ minorG minorG♯ minorA♭ minorA minorA♯ minorB♭ minorB minor
