E major
| E major | |
|---|---|
| Chord symbol (s) : | E. |
| Parallel Tone : | c sharp minor |
| Dominant : | B major |
| Subdominant : | A major |
| Scale : | e - f sharp - g sharp ^ a - h - c sharp - dis ^ e |
E-Dur is a key of the musical scale major based on the fundamental building e. The key of E major is in the musical notation with four crosses written (fis, cis, gis, dis). The corresponding scale and the basic chord of this key (the tonic e-g sharp-b) are also referred to by the term E major.
E major is often described as bright and radiant, but compare the article key character .
Classification of the key
| Sign : | 7 ♭ + fes
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6 ♭ + ces
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5 ♭ + total
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4 ♭ + des
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3 ♭ + as
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2 ♭ + es
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1 ♭ b
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0 ♭ / ♯ |
1 ♯ f sharp
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2 ♯ + c sharp
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3 ♯ + g sharp
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4 ♯ + dis
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5 ♯ + ais
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6 ♯ + ice
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7 ♯ + his
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| Major keys: | Ces | Ges | Of | As | It | B. | F. | C. | G | D. | A. | E. | H | F sharp | Cis |
| Minor keys: | as | it | b | f | c | G | d | a | e | H | f sharp | cis | g sharp | dis | ais |
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