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In this lesson we’re going to do a deep dive into the E major scale on guitar. We’ll cover everything from the notes and intervals to scale patterns and modes. We’ll harmonize the scale to build the chords of E major and take a look at some example songs that are based in the key of E.
Over centuries, scales and their use have developed into what we now accept as certain norms for our music in western culture. There are many different kinds of scales: major, minor, pentatonic, whole tone, diminished, modes, and more exotic ones such as tone rows, blues, modes, altered chord scales, and on and on.
Step 1: Understand the basics. Step 2: The Major Scale. Step 3: The Minor Scale. Step 4: The Major Pentatonic Scale. Step 5: The Minor Pentatonic Scale. Step 6: The Blues Scale. Step 7: Learn how to diagnose keys. Step 8: Understand the huge importance of root notes.
Use the E minor pentatonic scale when playing 12 Bar blues in either E major or E minor, it works equally well over both. Use the G major pentatonic in Folk, Country and Rock in the key of G when you don’t want the blues sound.
This eBook contains the most important scale patterns to learn and memorize: Major, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Minor Pentatonic, and Major Pentatonic. Most western music utilises at least one of these scales so it is important to learn all of these patterns inside and out. Notes on the Diagrams.
E Major scale study 1 Arpeggios with horizontal movement GuitarScale.org © GUITARSCALE.ORG 0
THE KEY OF E MAJOR FOR GUITAR Notes in the Key of E Major Notes on the Fretboard The E Major Scale E Major Scale Step Pattern Chords in the Key of E Major Eaj 1 O O O 1 2 3 B E E G# B 1 51 3 E 1 F#in 1 1 1 3 4 F # 1 5 1 b 5 C F A C F 1 4 1 1 3 4 G# 1 5 1 b 5 D# G# B D# G# 1 G#in X O O 1 2 3 A E A EC#
