Key of E

Everything on this site that is rooted on E: the twenty scales and modes, the twenty-three chord qualities, the seven chords that belong to the key, the capo positions that produce it from an open shape, the tunings whose home note it is, and the fretboard maps.

Key signature: E major · F# C# G# D#
Notes of E major: E F# G# A B C# D#
Degrees of E major: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Relative minor: C# minor — the same notes, tonic on the sixth degree
Notes of E natural minor: E F# G A B C D
Relative major: G major
A fifth above (dominant): B
A fourth above (subdominant): A
Tunings rooted here: Standard, Open E, Nashville tuning (high strung)
Capo positions with open shapes: capo 2 → D shapes · capo 4 → C shapes · capo 7 → A shapes · capo 9 → G shapes · capo 12 → E shapes

Chords that belong to the key

The seven triads built on the major scale, and the seventh chord on each degree.

Numeral	Triad	Notes	Triad page	Seventh	Seventh page
I	E	E G# B	E	Emaj7	Emaj7
ii	F#m	F# A C#	F#m	F#m7	F#m7
iii	G#m	G# B D#	G#m	G#m7	G#m7
IV	A	A C# E	A	Amaj7	Amaj7
V	B	B D# F#	B	B7	B7
vi	C#m	C# E G#	C#m	C#m7	C#m7
vii°	D#dim	D# F# A	D#dim	D#m7b5	D#m7b5

Numeral

Triad

Notes

Triad page

Seventh

Seventh page

E G# B

Emaj7

F#m

F# A C#

F#m

F#m7

iii

G#m

G# B D#

G#m

G#m7

A C# E

Amaj7

B D# F#

C#m

C# E G#

C#m

C#m7

vii°

D#dim

D# F# A

D#dim

D#m7b5

Scales and modes on E

All twenty scales on this site, set out on the same root.

Scale	Page	Degrees	Notes
Major	E major	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	E F# G# A B C# D#
Ionian	E ionian	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	E F# G# A B C# D#
Dorian	E dorian	1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7	E F# G A B C# D
Phrygian	E phrygian	1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	E F G A B C D
Lydian	E lydian	1 2 3 #4 5 6 7	E F# G# A# B C# D#
Mixolydian	E mixolydian	1 2 3 4 5 6 b7	E F# G# A B C# D
Natural minor	E natural minor	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	E F# G A B C D
Aeolian	E aeolian	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	E F# G A B C D
Locrian	E locrian	1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7	E F G A Bb C D
Harmonic minor	E harmonic minor	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7	E F# G A B C D#
Melodic minor (ascending)	E melodic minor (ascending)	1 2 b3 4 5 6 7	E F# G A B C# D#
Major pentatonic	E major pentatonic	1 2 3 5 6	E F# G# B C#
Minor pentatonic	E minor pentatonic	1 b3 4 5 b7	E G A B D
Blues scale	E blues scale	1 b3 4 b5 5 b7	E G A Bb B D
Phrygian dominant	E phrygian dominant	1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7	E F G# A B C D
Lydian dominant	E lydian dominant	1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7	E F# G# A# B C# D
Whole tone	E whole tone	1 2 3 #4 #5 b7	E F# G# A# B# C##
Diminished (half-whole)	E diminished (half-whole)	1 b2 b3 3 #4 5 6 b7	E F G G# A# B C# D
Diminished (whole-half)	E diminished (whole-half)	1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7	E F# G A Bb C C# D#
Chromatic	E chromatic	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D#

Scale

Page

Degrees

Notes

Major

E major

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

E F# G# A B C# D#

Ionian

E ionian

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

E F# G# A B C# D#

Dorian

E dorian

1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7

E F# G A B C# D

Phrygian

E phrygian

1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

E F G A B C D

Lydian

E lydian

1 2 3 #4 5 6 7

E F# G# A# B C# D#

Mixolydian

E mixolydian

1 2 3 4 5 6 b7

E F# G# A B C# D

Natural minor

E natural minor

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

E F# G A B C D

Aeolian

E aeolian

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

E F# G A B C D

Locrian

E locrian

1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7

E F G A Bb C D

Harmonic minor

E harmonic minor

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7

E F# G A B C D#

Melodic minor (ascending)

E melodic minor (ascending)

1 2 b3 4 5 6 7

E F# G A B C# D#

Major pentatonic

E major pentatonic

1 2 3 5 6

E F# G# B C#

Minor pentatonic

E minor pentatonic

1 b3 4 5 b7

E G A B D

Blues scale

E blues scale

1 b3 4 b5 5 b7

E G A Bb B D

Phrygian dominant

E phrygian dominant

1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7

E F G# A B C D

Lydian dominant

E lydian dominant

1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7

E F# G# A# B C# D

Whole tone

E whole tone

1 2 3 #4 #5 b7

E F# G# A# B# C##

Diminished (half-whole)

E diminished (half-whole)

1 b2 b3 3 #4 5 6 b7

E F G G# A# B C# D

Diminished (whole-half)

E diminished (whole-half)

1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7

E F# G A Bb C C# D#

Chromatic

E chromatic

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D#

Chords on E

All twenty-three chord qualities on this site, set out on the same root.

Chord	Page	Degrees	Notes	Quality
E	E	1 3 5	E G# B	Major
Em	Em	1 b3 5	E G B	Minor
Edim	Edim	1 b3 b5	E G Bb	Diminished
Eaug	Eaug	1 3 #5	E G# B#	Augmented
Esus2	Esus2	1 2 5	E F# B	Suspended second
Esus4	Esus4	1 4 5	E A B	Suspended fourth
Emaj7	Emaj7	1 3 5 7	E G# B D#	Major seventh
Em7	Em7	1 b3 5 b7	E G B D	Minor seventh
E7	E7	1 3 5 b7	E G# B D	Dominant seventh
Em7b5	Em7b5	1 b3 b5 b7	E G Bb D	Half-diminished seventh
Edim7	Edim7	1 b3 b5 bb7	E G Bb Db	Diminished seventh
E6	E6	1 3 5 6	E G# B C#	Sixth
Em6	Em6	1 b3 5 6	E G B C#	Minor sixth
Eadd9	Eadd9	1 9 3 5	E F# G# B	Added ninth
E9	E9	1 9 3 5 b7	E F# G# B D	Dominant ninth
Em9	Em9	1 9 b3 5 b7	E F# G B D	Minor ninth
Emaj9	Emaj9	1 9 3 5 7	E F# G# B D#	Major ninth
E11	E11	1 9 3 11 5 b7	E F# G# A B D	Dominant eleventh
Em11	Em11	1 9 b3 11 5 b7	E F# G A B D	Minor eleventh
E13	E13	1 9 3 5 13 b7	E F# G# B C# D	Dominant thirteenth
E7sus4	E7sus4	1 4 5 b7	E A B D	Dominant seventh suspended fourth
E7b5	E7b5	1 3 b5 b7	E G# Bb D	Dominant seventh flat five
E7#9	E7#9	1 3 5 b7 #9	E G# B D F##	Dominant seventh sharp nine

Chord

Page

Degrees

Notes

Quality

1 3 5

E G# B

Major

1 b3 5

E G B

Minor

Edim

1 b3 b5

E G Bb

Diminished

Eaug

1 3 #5

E G# B#

Augmented

Esus2

1 2 5

E F# B

Suspended second

Esus4

1 4 5

E A B

Suspended fourth

Emaj7

1 3 5 7

E G# B D#

Major seventh

Em7

1 b3 5 b7

E G B D

Minor seventh

1 3 5 b7

E G# B D

Dominant seventh

Em7b5

1 b3 b5 b7

E G Bb D

Half-diminished seventh

Edim7

1 b3 b5 bb7

E G Bb Db

Diminished seventh

1 3 5 6

E G# B C#

Sixth

Em6

1 b3 5 6

E G B C#

Minor sixth

Eadd9

1 9 3 5

E F# G# B

Added ninth

1 9 3 5 b7

E F# G# B D

Dominant ninth

Em9

1 9 b3 5 b7

E F# G B D

Minor ninth

Emaj9

1 9 3 5 7

E F# G# B D#

Major ninth

E11

1 9 3 11 5 b7

E F# G# A B D

Dominant eleventh

Em11

1 9 b3 11 5 b7

E F# G A B D

Minor eleventh

E13

1 9 3 5 13 b7

E F# G# B C# D

Dominant thirteenth

E7sus4

1 4 5 b7

E A B D

Dominant seventh suspended fourth

E7b5

1 3 b5 b7

E G# Bb D

Dominant seventh flat five

E7#9

1 3 5 b7 #9

E G# B D F##

Dominant seventh sharp nine

Fretboard maps

Map	Page	Contents
E major	note map	every position to fret 22 as note names
E degrees	degree map	the same positions as degrees of the major and natural minor scales
All keys	index	the twelve key maps and the chromatic reference

Map

Page

Contents

E major

note map

every position to fret 22 as note names

E degrees

degree map

the same positions as degrees of the major and natural minor scales

All keys

index

the twelve key maps and the chromatic reference

Related keys

RelativeKey of C#shares every note with E
ParallelE natural minorthe same tonic, a different third, sixth and seventh
DominantKey of Ba fifth above E; its tonic chord is the dominant of this key
SubdominantKey of Aa fourth above E; its tonic chord is the fourth chord of this key
CircleCircle of fifthswhere E sits relative to the other eleven keys
SignatureKey signaturesthe accidentals of every key, including the enharmonic spellings
CapoCapo charthow to reach E with open shapes

All twelve keys: C · C# · D · Eb · E · F · F# · G · Ab · A · Bb · B

ScaleE major7 notes · 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ScaleE natural minor7 notes · 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Neck mapE — note mapE major · frets 0–22 · E F# G# A B C# D#
DegreesE — degree mapE major and natural minor · frets 0–22
ChordE — Major1 3 5 · E G# B
ChordEm7 — Minor seventh1 b3 5 b7 · E G B D
KeyKey of C#C# D# E# F# G# A# B# · C# major / A# minor
HubScales and modes12 roots × 20 scales
HubChords12 roots × 23 qualities
CapoCapo chart12 capo positions × 24 target keys

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