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

F♯

G♯
C♯

A
D♯

B
E

E
A

F♯
B

G♯
C♯

D♯

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.

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

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

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

◈◈◈

W = Whole step H = Half step

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C major D major F major G major A major B major D_♭/C^♯ major E_♭/D^♯ major G_♭/F^♯ major A_♭/G^♯ major B_♭/A^♯ major

C minor D minor E minor F minor G minor A minor B minor C^♯/D_♭ minor D^♯/E_♭ minor F^♯/G_♭ minor G^♯/A_♭ minor A^♯/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.

E major scale notes, piano layout & finger position

left hand

right hand

chords in the key of E major(E major diatonic chords)

last chords played

common chord progressions in the key of E major

toggle E major scale intervals & scale degrees

Popular Songs in the Key of E Major

major scale formula

go to a different major or minor scale

piano samples

drum samples

chords in the key of E major
(E major diatonic chords)