Scales
E Ionian Pentatonic Scale
E · G# · A · B · D#
E Ionian Pentatonic is a scale built on E with the notes E · G# · A · B · D#.
E Ionian Pentatonic Scale
E · G# · A · B · D#
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 1 2 3 | E · G# · A · B · D# · E | |
| Left hand | 4 3 2 1 2 1 | E · 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 Ionian Pentatonic is made of the notes E · G# · A · B · D#. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern 2 H W 2 H.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales
Related scales
E Ionian Pentatonic is a selection of notes from larger scales rather than a seven-note scale of its own, so it has no chords of its own: it takes them from the scales that contain it, listed here with the scales it contains and its related keys.
Scales that contain it
E MajorE · F# · G# · A · B · C# · D#
Contains every note of E Ionian Pentatonic.
E BebopE · F# · G# · A · B · C# · D · D#
Contains every note of E Ionian Pentatonic.
E Harmonic MajorE · F# · G# · A · B · C · D#
Contains every note of E Ionian Pentatonic.
E Double Harmonic MajorE · F · G# · A · B · C · D#
Contains every note of E Ionian Pentatonic.
E Purvi RagaE · F · G# · A · A# · B · C · D#
Contains every note of E Ionian Pentatonic.
E Bebop MajorE · F# · G# · A · B · B# · C# · D#
Contains every note of E Ionian Pentatonic.
Common questions
- How do I play E Ionian Pentatonic?
- 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 1 2 3 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in E Ionian Pentatonic?
- E Ionian Pentatonic contains the notes E · G# · A · B · D#, measured from the tonic E as the intervals 1P, 3M, 4P, 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 Ionian Pentatonic?
- From E the steps run 2 H W 2 H, 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.