Major & minor
E major scale · also called the Ionian mode
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
How to play the E major scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------2-4-5-| B|-------------------------2-4-5-------| G|-------------------1-2-4-------------| D|-------------1-2-4-------------------| A|-------0-2-4-------------------------| E|-0-2-4-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 0–5
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------2-4-| E|-------2---------| C|-1-3-4-----------| G|---------1-2-----|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the E major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
