E Major Scale — Piano
E major scale (Ionian) on piano: notes E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D# — free scale chart, no sign-up. The reference scale of Western music — every mode, key signature, and most chord theory is measured against this seven-note major pattern.
Piano, C3 to C5. Notes in this scale, low to high: C#3 (6), D#3 (7), E3 (root), F#3 (2), G#3 (3), A3 (4), B3 (5), C#4 (6), D#4 (7), E4 (root), F#4 (2), G#4 (3), A4 (4), B4 (5).
Notes in the E major scale
The E major scale — also called the E Ionian mode — contains 7 notes: E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#. Its scale degrees are R · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | E |
| 2 | F# |
| 3 | G# |
| 4 | A |
| 5 | B |
| 6 | C# |
| 7 | D# |
E major (ionian) on piano
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the keyboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, and export a printable PDF.