E
Diatonic Scale
E Major
The brightest, most stable scale — the foundation of Western tonal music.
Notes in E Major
E1
F#2
G#3
A4
B5
C#6
D#7
E8
Chords in E Major
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
IEE – G# – Bmajor
iiF#mF# – A – C#minor
iiiG#mG# – B – D#minor
IVAA – C# – Emajor
VBB – D# – F#major
viC#mC# – E – G#minor
viiD#°D# – F# – Adiminished
Other Scales in E
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, DBluesE, G, A, 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
Major in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in E Major
The E major scale contains the notes E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#. The brightest, most stable scale — the foundation of Western tonal music.
The diatonic chords in E major are E (I), F#m (ii), G#m (iii), A (IV), B (V), C#m (vi), D#° (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the E major scale.
To develop your ear for the E major 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.