E Major Scale: Interactive Piano Reference with Chords
🐘 Here's a memorable E major scale reference which shows the notes and finger position on a piano keyboard. Plus, an interactive tool to play E major diatonic chords and a list of common chord progressions in the key of E major.
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E major scale notes, piano layout & finger position
notes: E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯
relative minor: C♯ minor
- E
- F♯
- G♯
- A
- B
- C♯
- D♯
- E
C♯
D♯
E
A
B
C♯
left hand
right hand
chords in the key of E major
(E major diatonic chords)
The 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.
last chords played
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.
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
W = Whole step H = Half step
go to a different major or minor scale
C majorD majorF majorG majorA majorB majorD♭/C♯ majorE♭/D♯ majorG♭/F♯ majorA♭/G♯ majorB♭/A♯ major
C minorD minorE minorF minorG minorA minorB minor C♯/D♭ minorD♯/E♭ minorF♯/G♭ minorG♯/A♭ minorA♯/B♭ minor
piano samples
The piano samples used here are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.
drum samples
The drum samples used here are from “ Mailbox Badger : Public Domain Drum Samples : Vol. 2 ”by Mailbox Badger/Patrick Callan, licensed under CC BY 3.0.

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