E Major Scale (Right Hand)
Four sharps. Once this feels natural, most major scales will.
- Level:
- 5 of 6
- Hands:
- Right hand
- Key:
- E major
- Notes:
- 15
- Range:
- E4 to E5
- One run:
- about 12 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
15 notes, one at a time, with the finger to play each one in brackets.
- E4 (1)
- F#4 (2)
- G#4 (3)
- A4 (1)
- B4 (2)
- C#5 (3)
- D#5 (4)
- E5 (5)
- D#5 (4)
- C#5 (3)
- B4 (2)
- A4 (1)
- G#4 (3)
- F#4 (2)
- E4 (1)
How to practise it
- Fingering going up: 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5
- Tuck the thumb under smoothly, without twisting the wrist
- Only E and A are white here, so keep the hand forward
The scale behind it
This one is built on the E Major scale: E F# G# A B C# D# (four sharps). Its right-hand fingering runs 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5, and the scale page has the full diagram if you want to hear the shape on its own first.
How to play it here
Play along on the keys with your mouse, your computer keyboard, a touch screen, or a MIDI keyboard you have plugged in. Every key can show its own name, and the metronome will hold the tempo while you work through the 15 notes.
What it trains
- scale
- black keys
- thumb under
More major scales
Passing the thumb under and the hand over, one key signature at a time.
- A Major Scale (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Bb Major Scale (Right Hand) (level 5)
- C Major, Two Octaves (Left Hand) (level 5)
- G Major Scale (Both Hands) (level 5)
- C Major Scale (Both Hands) (level 4)
- D Major Scale (Right Hand) (level 4)