E Major Pentatonic Scale on Piano
E Major Pentatonic: E F♯ G♯ B C♯. See every note on the piano keyboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.
Notes
- Notes: E F♯ G♯ B C♯
- Formula: 1 2 3 5 6
- Steps (W whole, 1½ step and a half): W W 1½ W 1½
Finding it on the keys
- E is the white key just right of the two black keys
- White keys: E B
- Black keys: F♯ G♯ C♯
About the Major Pentatonic scale
- The major scale without its 4th and 7th, so no note clashes with the chords.
- Country licks, pop hooks, gospel.
Chords that fit (from E Major)
- I: E
- ii: F♯m
- iii: G♯m
- IV: A
- V: B
- vi: C♯m
- vii°: D♯°
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