SCALE REFERENCE

E Double Harmonic Major

E – F – G♯ – A – B – C – D♯1 b2 3 4 5 b6 7

A major 3rd and 7th over a flat 2nd and 6th — the 'Arabic' scale, with augmented 2nds on both sides of the 5th.

Notes & degrees
E1Fb2G♯3A4B5Cb6D♯7
NotesE, F, G#, A, B, C, D#
Steps1 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Also calledByzantine, Arabic, Gypsy Major
Piano
EFABCG♯D♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEFG♯ABCD♯EBBCD♯EFG♯ABGG♯ABCD♯EFDD♯EFG♯ABCAABCD♯EFG♯AEEFG♯ABCD♯E

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

357912AABCD♯EFG♯AEEFG♯ABCD♯ECCD♯EFG♯ABCGG♯ABCD♯EF

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
IEEmaj7
♭IIFFmaj7
iiiG♯mG♯min
ivAmAm(maj7)
VBB?
♭VI+CaugCmaj7♯5
VIID♯D♯?

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

IE♭IIFiiiG♯mivAmVB♭VI+CaugVIID♯
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 AlteredE Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

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

World & exotic

E Hungarian MinorE Neapolitan Minor
Double Harmonic Major on another root
CC♯DE♭EFF♯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.