SCALE REFERENCE

E Bebop Dominant

E – F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C♯ – D – D♯1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 7

Mixolydian with a chromatic passing note between the b7 and the root — the extra note keeps chord tones landing on the beat in a running eighth-note line.

Notes & degrees
E1F♯2G♯3A4B5C♯6Db7D♯7
NotesE, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, D#
StepsW – W – H – W – W – H – H – H (W = whole, H = half)
Piano
EABDF♯G♯C♯D♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEF♯G♯ABC♯DD♯EBBC♯DD♯EF♯G♯ABGG♯ABC♯DD♯EF♯DDD♯EF♯G♯ABC♯DAABC♯DD♯EF♯G♯AEEF♯G♯ABC♯DD♯E

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AABC♯DD♯EF♯G♯AEEF♯G♯ABC♯DD♯ECC♯DD♯EF♯G♯ABGG♯ABC♯DD♯EF♯

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Other scales on E

Core scales & modes

E MajorE Natural MinorE Harmonic MinorE Melodic MinorE DorianE PhrygianE LydianE MixolydianE Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

E Major PentatonicE Minor PentatonicE BluesE Major Blues

Jazz & altered

E Harmonic MajorE Phrygian DominantE Lydian DominantE Altered

Symmetric

E Whole ToneE Diminished (Whole–Half)E Diminished (Half–Whole)E Augmented Scale

World & exotic

E Hungarian MinorE Double Harmonic MajorE Neapolitan Minor
Bebop Dominant on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭EFF♯G♭GA♭AB♭B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.