E Major Pentatonic Scale
The E major pentatonic scale has five notes: E, F♯, G♯, B and C♯. It is the E major scale without its 4th and 7th, which removes every half step — so almost nothing sounds wrong over E major chords.
Notes
- E1
- F♯2
- G♯3
- B5
- C♯6
Step pattern: W – W – W+H – W – W+H (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from E |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | Root |
| 2 | F♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | G♯ | Major 3rd |
| 5 | B | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | C♯ | Major 6th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Related scales
Practise it
- Country runCountry · moved up 9 frets into E
Explore it on the full fretboard · Piano scale explorer · Metronome