SCALE REFERENCE

E Harmonic Major

E – F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C – D♯1 2 3 4 5 b6 7

Major with a flat 6th — a major tonic with a hint of minor-key gravity. The parallel of harmonic minor.

Notes & degrees
E1F♯2G♯3A4B5Cb6D♯7
NotesE, F#, G#, A, B, C, D#
Steps2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Piano
EABCF♯G♯D♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEF♯G♯ABCD♯EBBCD♯EF♯G♯ABGG♯ABCD♯EF♯DD♯EF♯G♯ABCAABCD♯EF♯G♯AEEF♯G♯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♯EF♯G♯AEEF♯G♯ABCD♯ECCD♯EF♯G♯ABCGG♯ABCD♯EF♯

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
IEEmaj7
ii°F♯dimF♯m7♭5
iiiG♯mG♯m7
ivAmAm(maj7)
VBB7
♭VI+CaugCmaj7♯5
vii°D♯dimD♯dim7

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

IEii°F♯dimiiiG♯mivAmVB♭VI+Caugvii°D♯dim
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 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 Double Harmonic MajorE Neapolitan Minor
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.