Guitar scale · Major & minor
E major scale on guitar
Every position of the E major scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.
Its relative minor is C♯ natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of E major.
- Notes
- EF♯G♯ABC♯D♯
- Formula
- 1234567
- Steps
- WWHWWWH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 0–5, ascending
e|-------------------------------2-4-5-| B|-------------------------2-4-5-------| G|-------------------1-2-4-------------| D|-------------1-2-4-------------------| A|-------0-2-4-------------------------| E|-0-2-4-------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 1, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the E major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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