About the E Chromatic scale
E Chromatic is used for passing tones, chromatic runs and free, atonal writing. Think of it as all twelve notes, every half step in the octave.
Its notes are E, F, F♯, G, G♯, A, A♯, B, C, C♯, D, and D♯. The formula is H H H H H H H H H H H H.
Also called Twelve-Tone Scale.
An unfretted guitar already sounds E, A, D, G, and B from E Chromatic. The open low E string is the lowest E on the neck.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | EE | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | FF | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | F#F♯ | Major 2nd |
| 4 | GG | Minor 3rd |
| 5 | G#G♯ | Major 3rd |
| 6 | AA | Perfect 4th |
| 7 | A#A♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 8 | BB | Perfect 5th |
| 9 | CC | Minor 6th |
| 10 | C#C♯ | Major 6th |
| 11 | DD | Minor 7th |
| 12 | D#D♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | H H H H H H H H H H H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♯4 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Chromatic in other keys
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