{"id":11298,"date":"2023-02-05T08:04:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T16:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/?p=11298"},"modified":"2026-01-20T13:20:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:20:41","slug":"e-scales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/e-scales\/","title":{"rendered":"Scales in the Key of E"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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E Major Scale<\/a><\/strong> | E Natural Minor Scale<\/a><\/strong> | E Harmonic Minor Scale<\/a><\/strong> | E Melodic Minor Scale<\/a><\/strong> | E Major Pentatonic Scale<\/a><\/strong> | E Minor Pentatonic Scale<\/a><\/strong> | E Major Blues Scale<\/a><\/strong> | E Minor Blues Scale<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E MAJOR SCALE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The E major scale contains seven notes starting and ending on E. Major scales are arranged in a consistent pattern of whole and half steps: W-W-H-W-W-W-H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E NATURAL MINOR SCALE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The E natural minor scale follows the key signature of its relative major: G major. In natural minor scales, there are no additional accidentals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The relative major key of E minor is G major. Therefore, E minor has one sharp (F\u266f).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TIP: <\/strong>To find the relative major key, count up three half-steps from the minor key’s root note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E HARMONIC MINOR SCALE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The E harmonic minor scale follows the key signature of G major and raises the seventh note by one half-step. This means we raise D to D\u266f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E MELODIC MINOR SCALE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The E melodic minor scale follows the key signature of G major. We raise the sixth and seventh notes up a half-step when we ascend the scale, then lower them back by a half-step when we descend the scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In E melodic minor, we raise C and D to C\u266f and D\u266f when ascending. We then lower them to C and D descending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E MAJOR PENTATONIC SCALE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The E major pentatonic is a five-note scale built on the following major scale degrees: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The E minor pentatonic is a five-note scale built on the following minor scale degrees: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also think of the E minor pentatonic as being built on the following major scale degrees: 1, \u266d3, 4, 5, \u266d7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E MAJOR BLUES SCALE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The E major blues scale is built on the following degrees of the major scale: 1, 2, \u266d3, 3, 5, 6. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E MINOR BLUES SCALE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The E minor blues scale is built on the following degrees of the natural minor scale: 1, 3, 4, \u266d5, 5, 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also think of it as being built on the following major <\/em>scale degrees: 1, \u266d3, 4, \u266d5, 5, \u266d7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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