Chord vii°, D# diminished consists of the notes, D# – F# – A, while D# minor seventh flat five consists of the notes, D# – F# – A – C#.Ĭommon chord progressions in the key of E major are as follows:.C# minor seventh consists of the note, C# – E – G# – B. Chord vi, C# minor consists of the notes, C# – E – G#.B dominant seventh contains the notes, B – D# – F# – A. Chord V, B major contains the notes, B – D# – F#.A major seventh contains the notes, A – C# – E – G#. Chord IV, A major contains the notes, A – C# – E.G# minor seventh contains the notes, G# – B – D# – F#. Chord iii, G# minor contains the notes, G# – B – D#.F# minor seventh consists of the notes, F# – A – C# – E. Chord ii, F# minor consists of the notes, F# – A – C#.Chord I, E major consists of the notes, E – G# – B, while E major seventh consists of the notes, E – G# – B – D#.So what notes do these chords consist of? Let’s continue. Here’s a key chord chart showing the triads and four note extended chords in the key of E major. To learn more about chords by key (what chords are in what key and why), check out my book, Master Piano Chords By Key And Give Yourself A Big Advantage When Playing, Learning Or Writing Songs. vii° – D# diminished, D# minor seventh flat five (D#°, D#m7b5).vi – C sharp minor, C# minor seventh (C#m, C#m7).V – B major, B dominant seventh (B, B7).IV – A major, A major seventh (A, Amaj 7).iii – G sharp minor, G# minor seventh (G#m, G#m7).ii – F sharp minor, F# minor seventh (F#m, F#m7).I – E major, E major seventh (Emaj, Emaj7).Roman numerals for major chords are capitalized while minor and diminished chords are lower case.

Roman numerals indicate each chord’s position in the scale. The four note chords are E major seventh, F# minor seventh, G# minor seventh, A major seventh, B dominant seventh, C# minor seventh, and D# minor seventh flat five. So for E major, the triad chords are E major, F# minor, G# minor, A major, B major, C# minor and D# diminished. Highly Recommended: Click here for one of the BEST piano/keyboard courses I’ve seen online. The chord in the any major key follows the pattern Major Minor Minor Major Major Minor Diminished. Also, the notes of all of the chords are limited to these seven notes.

Each of these notes is the root note for the chords in E. The notes of this scale are E F# G# A B C# D#. In this lesson we take a look at basic chords in the key of E major.

Chords in e flat major scale