Also F# Dorian, G# Phrygian
E Major (Ionian): E F# G# A B C# D#. Formula 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Same notes as F# Dorian, G# Phrygian, A Lydian. The major scale: the reference every other scale is measured against. Bright and settled, it carries countless pop, folk and classical melodies.
Made of7
Contains & part of14
Relatives34
Same notes, other names6
Type1
One note away17
Progressions it is played over2
Songs that use it1
Cadences5
Progressions9
Progressions in E major
- Pop axisEIBVC#mviAIV
- Sensitive progressionC#mviAIVEIBV
- Doo-wop progressionEIC#mviAIVBV
- Three-chord songEIAIVBVEI
- Jazz turnaroundEmaj7Imaj7C#m7vi7F#m7ii7B7V7
- Canon progressionEIBVC#mviG#miiiAIVEIAIVBV
- 12-bar bluesE7I7E7I7E7I7E7I7A7IV7A7IV7E7I7E7I7B7V7A7IV7E7I7B7V7
- Mixolydian vampEID♭VIIAIVEI
- Minor plagalAIVAmivEI