E Major Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Double Drop D Tuning)

The E Major scale on guitar: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: E F# G# A B C# D#

Tuning: Double Drop D Guitar (D A D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

d|--6---7---9-|
B|--4---6---7-|
G|--4---6---7-|
D|--4---6-----|
A|--4---5---7-|
D|--6---7---9-|

CAGED - A Shape

d|--9--11-----|
B|--6---7---9-|
G|--6---7---9-|
D|--6---8---9-|
A|--7---9--10-|
D|--9--11-----|

CAGED - G Shape

d|-11--13--14-|
B|--9--11--12-|
G|--9--11-----|
D|--8---9--11-|
A|--9--10--12-|
D|-11--13--14-|

CAGED - E Shape

d|--2---4-----|
B|--0---2-----|
G|--1---2-----|
D|--1---2-----|
A|--0---2-----|
D|--1---2---4-|

CAGED - D Shape

d|--4---6---7-|
B|--2---4-----|
G|--1---2---4-|
D|--1---2---4-|
A|--2---4---5-|
D|--4---6---7-|

3NPS - First Position

d|--2---4---6-|
B|--0---2---4-|
G|--1---2---4-|
D|--1---2---4-|
A|--2---4---5-|
D|--4---6---7-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
I	E	E G# B	`2 2 2 1 0 x`
I	E	E G# B	`x 7 6 4 5 x`
I	E	E G# B	`x 7 6 4 x x`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`4 4 4 2 2 4`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 11 11 10 x`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 7 6 7 x`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`6 6 6 4 4 6`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`x 11 13 13 12 x`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`x 11 9 8 9 x`
IV	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
IV	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
IV	A	A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
IV	A	A C# E	`7 7 7 6 5 x`
V	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 4`
V	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
V	B	B D# F#	`x x 9 8 7 x`
V	B	B D# F#	`9 9 9 8 7 x`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`11 11 11 9 9 11`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 6 7 8 7 x`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 13 11 10 13`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 12 13 11 x x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 6`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 x`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`4 4 2 2 2 4`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`4 4 2 2 2 x`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 9 7 9 7 x`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`6 6 4 4 4 6`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`6 6 4 4 4 x`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 11 9 11 9 x`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 x`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 12 11 9 9 11`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 x`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 1 2 0 x`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`9 9 9 11 10 x`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x 6 7 8 7 x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 2`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
VII	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 7 x`
VII	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
VII	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
VII	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 4 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 4 4 4 x`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 6 8 7 x`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 4`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 4 4 4 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 11 11 9 x x`
III	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 x`
III	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
III	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 12 13 11 x x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 12 9 9 9 x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 12 11 13 12 x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
V	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
V	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
V	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
V	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 7 x`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 6 6 4 x x`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 x`
VII	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
VII	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
VII	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 x x`
VII	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
I	E	E G# B	`x 7 6 4 x x`
I	E	E G# B	`x x x 9 9 9`
I	E	E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 11 11 10 x`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`x 6 6 4 x x`
IV	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
IV	A	A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
IV	A	A C# E	`x 12 11 9 x x`
IV	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
V	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 4`
V	B	B D# F#	`x x 9 8 7 x`
V	B	B D# F#	`x 14 13 11 x x`
V	B	B D# F#	`x x 4 4 4 x`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x 11 11 9 x x`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 12 13 11 x x`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 6 6 4 x x`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 9 7 9 x x`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 11 9 11 x x`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 4`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 4 4 4 x`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 11 11 9 x x`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x 12 13 11 x x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 11 9 12 x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
VII	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
VII	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 x x`
VII	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 13 11 14 x`
VII	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 4`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 4 4 4 x`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 6 4 4 x x`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 9 8 7 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 11 11 9 x x`
III	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
III	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 12 13 11 x x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 7 6 4 x x`
V	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
V	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
V	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
V	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 x x`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 6 6 4 x x`
VII	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
VII	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
VII	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 x x`
VII	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: E – F#m – G#m – A – B – C#m – D#dim

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
B|0-----------5---0-----------5---0-----------5---0-----------5---|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|1---1---4-------1---1---4-------1---1---4-------1---1---4-------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
D|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|

d|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---|
B|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5-------|
G|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|2---6-----------2---6-----------2---6-----------2---6-----------|
D|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4-------7-------4-------7-------4-------7-------4-------7-------|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
G|4---8-----------4---8-----------4---8-----------4---8-----------|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|7---------------7---------------7---------------7---------------|
G|8-----------8---8-----------8---8-----------8---8-----------8---|
D|7---4---7-------7---4---7-------7---4---7-------7---4---7-------|
A|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: E – F#m – G#m – A – B – C#m – D#dim

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-------------------------------------------2-------2---4---2---|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|1-------1-------1---2---1---2---4---2---4-------4---------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2---4-------4---------------------------------------------------|4-------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|4-------------------2-------2---4---2---4---6---4---6-------6---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---6---7---6---7-------7---------------------------------------|

d|6---------------------------------------------------------------|2-------------------------------------------------------6-------|
B|4---------------------------------------------------------------|2-------------------4-------4---5---4---5---7---5---7-------7---|
G|4---------------------------------------------------------------|2---4---6---4---6-------6---------------------------------------|
D|6-------------------------------------------------------4-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|6-------------------4-------4---6---4---6---7---6---7-------7---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|6---7---9---7---9-------9---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|4-------------------------------------------------------7-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4-------------------5-------5---7---5---7---9---7---9-------9---|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4---6---8---6---8-------8---------------------------------------|6-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|6-------------------4-------4---6---4---6---7---6---7-------7---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---6---7---6---7-------7---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|7---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|8-------------------------------------------4-------4---6---4---|
D|7-------4-------4---6---4---6---7---6---7-------7---------------|
A|6---7-------7---------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

All guitar lessons · The Guitar Scales