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Fig. 1 · E harmonic major · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

E harmonic major

E1F♯2G♯3A4B5C♭6D♯7

Major with a flattened sixth: the mirror of harmonic minor, and the reason a major key can borrow a minor subdominant.

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · E harmonic major, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

EWF♯WG♯HAWBHCW+HD♯HE

What is true of it

E harmonic major is E, F♯, G♯, A, B, C and D♯, and back to E.

Its steps are W – W – H – W – H – W+H – H, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, E major differs from it by exactly one note.

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 31 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CdimdiminishedCaugaugmentedD♯dimdiminishedEmajorEaugaugmentedEmaj7major seventhF♯dimdiminishedF♯m7♭5half-diminished seventh

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on E

E majormajorE natural minorminorE harmonic minorminorE melodic minorminor

C harm majC♯ harm majD♭ harm majD harm majD♯ harm majE♭ harm majF harm majF♯ harm majall 374