E Major Scale
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Notes in E Major
E
F#
G#
A
B
C#
D#
A guitar-friendly key with four sharps. Widely used in rock, blues, and country. Associated with drive and boldness.
Open E Major in the Key Finder →Find songs in E Major
Select notes on the interactive piano at showkeys and the tool will match all major and minor scales that contain those notes — narrowing down to E Major as you add more melody notes. You can also tap Spacebar to detect the BPM of the song while you work.
How to use E Major in showkeys
- Open the key finder preloaded with E Major.
- Click or tap piano keys to hear the notes of the scale.
- Switch to Auto mode to enter melody notes and see all matching scales.
- Tap Spacebar in time with the beat to detect the song's BPM.
Relative scale
The relative minor of E Major is E Minor — it shares the same notes but starts on a different root, giving it a darker, more introspective character.