Scales
E Flamenco Scale
E · F · G · G# · A# · B · D
E Flamenco is a scale built on E with the notes E · F · G · G# · A# · B · D.
E Flamenco Scale
E · F · G · G# · A# · B · D
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 | E · F · G · G# · A# · B · D · E | |
| Left hand | 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 | E · F · G · G# · A# · B · D · E |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
E Flamenco is made of the notes E · F · G · G# · A# · B · D. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H W H W H W½ W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of E Flamenco gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Related scales
The scales E Flamenco shares its notes with: the one it is a rotation of, the relative and parallel keys, the scales inside it and the ones that contain it.
Scales inside it
E Lydian Dominant PentatonicE · G# · A# · B · D
Every note of this scale is in E Flamenco.
E Super Locrian PentatonicE · G · Ab · Bb · D
Every note of this scale is in E Flamenco.
Scales that contain it
E Half-Whole DiminishedE · F · G · G# · A# · B · C# · D
Contains every note of E Flamenco.
E ChromaticE · F · F# · G · G# · A · Bb · B · C · C# · D · D#
Contains every note of E Flamenco.
Common questions
- How do I play E Flamenco?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of E Flamenco?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of E Flamenco gives Edim (i°), Fdim (ii°), Gm (iii), G#m#5 (IV+), A#M (V), Em/B (vi), Ddim (vii°). These are the diatonic chords of the key, the ones a song in this key uses most; the harmony band on this page lists them with the seventh chords built the same way.
- What notes are in E Flamenco?
- E Flamenco contains the notes E · F · G · G# · A# · B · D, measured from the tonic E as the intervals 1P, 2m, 3m, 3M, 4A, 5P, 7m. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of E Flamenco?
- From E the steps run H W H W H W½ W, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.