E

Pentatonic Scale

E Blues

Minor pentatonic with an added flat 5th (blue note). The sound of the blues.

Notes in E Blues

E1
G2
A3
A#4
B5
D6
E8

Chords in E Blues

6 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iE?E – A – B—
iiGmG – A# – Dminor
iiiA?A – B – E—
ivA#?A# – D – G—
vB?B – E – A—
viD?D – G – A#—

Other Scales in E

MajorE, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#Natural MinorE, F#, G, A, B, C, DHarmonic MinorE, F#, G, A, B, C, D#Melodic MinorE, F#, G, A, B, C#, D#DorianE, F#, G, A, B, C#, DPhrygianE, F, G, A, B, C, DLydianE, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#MixolydianE, F#, G#, A, B, C#, DLocrianE, F, G, A, A#, C, DMajor PentatonicE, F#, G#, B, C#Minor PentatonicE, G, A, B, DWhole ToneE, F#, G#, A#, C, DDiminished (H-W)E, F, G, G#, A#, B, C#, DDiminished (W-H)E, F#, G, A, A#, C, C#, D#Phrygian DominantE, F, G#, A, B, C, DHungarian MinorE, F#, G, A#, B, C, D#Lydian DominantE, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D

Blues in All 12 Keys

CC D# F F# G A#C#D♭Db E Gb G Ab BDD F G G# A CD#E♭Eb Gb Ab A Bb DbEE G A A# B DFF Ab Bb B C EbF#G♭F# A B C C# EGG A# C C# D FG#A♭Ab B Db D Eb GbAA C D D# E GA#B♭Bb Db Eb E F AbBB D E F F# A

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Blues scale by ear →Play E BluesHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in E Blues

The E blues scale contains the notes E, G, A, A#, B, D. Minor pentatonic with an added flat 5th (blue note). The sound of the blues.

The diatonic chords in E blues are E? (i), Gm (ii), A? (iii), A#? (iv), B? (v), D? (vi). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the E blues scale.

To develop your ear for the E blues sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.