Scales
E Spanish Heptatonic Scale
E · F · G · G# · A · B · C · D
E Spanish Heptatonic is a scale built on E with the notes E · F · G · G# · A · B · C · D.
E Spanish Heptatonic Scale
E · F · G · G# · A · B · C · D
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 | E · F · G · G# · A · B · C · D · E | |
| Left hand | 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 | E · F · G · G# · A · B · C · 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 Spanish Heptatonic is made of the notes E · F · G · G# · A · B · C · D. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H W H H W H W W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Related scales
E Spanish Heptatonic 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 inside it
E PhrygianE · F · G · A · B · C · D
Every note of this scale is in E Spanish Heptatonic.
E Mixolydian PentatonicE · G# · A · B · D
Every note of this scale is in E Spanish Heptatonic.
E Vietnamese 1E · G · A · B · C
Every note of this scale is in E Spanish Heptatonic.
E PelogE · F · G · B · C
Every note of this scale is in E Spanish Heptatonic.
E KumoijoshiE · F · A · B · C
Every note of this scale is in E Spanish Heptatonic.
E In-senE · F · A · B · D
Every note of this scale is in E Spanish Heptatonic.
Scales that contain it
E ChromaticE · F · F# · G · G# · A · Bb · B · C · C# · D · D#
Contains every note of E Spanish Heptatonic.
Common questions
- How do I play E Spanish Heptatonic?
- 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 4 1 2 3 4 5, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in E Spanish Heptatonic?
- E Spanish Heptatonic contains the notes E · F · G · G# · A · B · C · D, measured from the tonic E as the intervals 1P, 2m, 3m, 3M, 4P, 5P, 6m, 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 Spanish Heptatonic?
- From E the steps run H W H H W H W 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.