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# E major arpeggio on guitar

The E major arpeggio has 3 notes: E, G♯, B.

| Note | E | G♯ | B |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 |

## E major on the whole neck

Every E major note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

E major Note names

E major Degrees

## E major in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a E falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there.

Position 1: frets 0–4, 8 notes

Position 2: frets 2–6, 7 notes

Position 3: frets 6–9, 7 notes

Position 4: frets 7–11, 7 notes

Position 5: frets 9–13, 7 notes

## Scales with E major in them

Scales on this site that contain E major as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on.

- [E major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-major) on 1
- [A major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-major) on 5
- [B major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-major) on 4
- [C♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-minor) on ♭3
- [F♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-minor) on ♭7
- [G♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-minor) on ♭6
- [C♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-dorian) on ♭3
- [F♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-dorian) on ♭7
- [B Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-dorian) on 4
- [C♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-phrygian) on ♭3
- [D♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-phrygian) on ♭2
- [G♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-phrygian) on ♭6
- [D Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian) on 2
- [E Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-lydian) on 1
- [A Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian) on 5
- [E Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-mixolydian) on 1
- [F♯ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-mixolydian) on ♭7
- [B Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-mixolydian) on 4
- [D♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-locrian) on ♭2
- [G♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-locrian) on ♭6
- [B♭ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-locrian) on ♭5
- [A♭ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-harmonic-minor) on ♭6
- [A harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-harmonic-minor) on 5
- [A melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-melodic-minor) on 5
- [B melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-melodic-minor) on 4
- [E major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-major-pentatonic) on 1
- [C♯ minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-minor-pentatonic) on ♭3
- [C♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-blues) on ♭3
- [E bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-bebop-dominant) on 1
- [F♯ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-bebop-dominant) on ♭7
- [A bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-bebop-dominant) on 5
- [B bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-bebop-dominant) on 4
- [G♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-altered) on ♭6
- [B♭ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-altered) on ♭5
- [D Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian-dominant) on 2
- [E Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-lydian-dominant) on 1
- [E♭ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-phrygian-dominant) on ♭2
- [E Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian-dominant) on 1
- [D, F, A♭ and B diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-whole-half) on 2
- [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-half-whole) on 1

## Major arpeggio in every key

- [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-major)
- [D♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-major)
- [D major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-major)
- [E♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-major)
- E major
- [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-major)
- [F♯ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-major)
- [G major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-major)
- [A♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab-major)
- [A major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-major)
- [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-major)
- [B major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-major)

## Practice it in Practice Lab

Practice the E major arpeggio in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account.

[Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=arp-major:4:arpeggio)
