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E sharp Major scale

The names of the notes in the E sharp Major scale are: E♯ F♯♯ G♯♯ A♯ B♯ C♯♯ D♯♯

E sharp Major scale in most common clefs

Here is E sharp Major in most common clefs: treble clef, bass clef, tenor clef and alto clef.

E sharp Major scale in treble clef (G-clef)

Below is the E sharp Major scale in treble clef:

E sharp Major scale in bass clef

Below is the E sharp Major scale in bass clef:

E sharp Major scale in alto clef

Below is the E sharp Major scale in alto clef:

E sharp Major scale in tenor clef

Below is the E sharp Major scale in tenor clef:

Scale degrees of E sharp major

The degrees of E sharp major scale are:

E♯ : degree I (Tonic)
F♯♯ : degree II (Supertonic)
G♯♯ : degree III (Mediant)
A♯ : degree IV (Subdominant)
B♯ : degree V (Dominant)
C♯♯ : degree VI (Submediant)
D♯♯ : degree VII (Leading Tone)

Leading Tone of E sharp Major

The leading Tone of E sharp Major is D double sharp, because D double sharp is the degree VII and is distant to a seventh major of the tonic, or an half step (semitone ) lower than the tonic).

Chords of E sharp major scale

Here are triad chords for E sharp Major scale:

Chord I : E♯ Major (Notes: E♯ G♯♯ B♯)
Chord II : F♯♯ minor (Notes: F♯♯ A♯ C♯♯)
Chord III : G♯♯ minor (Notes: G♯♯ B♯ D♯♯)
Chord IV : A♯ Major (Notes: A♯ C♯♯ E♯)
Chord V : B♯ Major (Notes: B♯ D♯♯ F♯♯)
Chord VI : C♯♯ minor (Notes: C♯♯ E♯ G♯♯)
Chord VII : D♯♯ diminished (Notes: D♯♯ F♯♯ A♯)