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    E Major Scale on Piano & Guitar + Chords in the Key of E Major

    ๐Ÿ˜ 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.

    ๐ŸŽธ 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, Fโ™ฏ, Gโ™ฏ, A, B, Cโ™ฏ and Dโ™ฏ. Its relative minor is Cโ™ฏ minor.

    The E major scale has a key signature of 4 sharps: Fโ™ฏ, Cโ™ฏ, Gโ™ฏ and Dโ™ฏ.

    The key of E major is closely related to the key of A major and the key of B major.

    → go to all major & minor scales

    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 Cโ™ฏ 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

    left hand

    right hand

    E Major Scale on Guitar

    ๐ŸŽธ 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, Fโ™ฏ minor, Gโ™ฏ minor, A major, B major, Cโ™ฏ minor and Dโ™ฏ 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.

    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

    ๐Ÿ”ง 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 majorCโ™ญ major

    C minor C minor D minorD minorD minorE minorE minorF minorF minorG minorG minorA minorA minorA minorB minorB minor


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