E major

English

Noun

E major (uncountable)

1. (music) The major key with the notes E, F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D♯, the key signature of which has four sharps.

   

2. (music) The major chord with a root of E.

   

Coordinate terms

major chordsedit

• C major
• C-sharp major
• C-flat major
• D major
• D-flat major
• E major
• E-flat major
• F major
• F-sharp major
• F-flat major
• G major
• G-sharp major
• G-flat major
• A major
• A-sharp major
• A-flat major
• B major
• B-flat major

minor chordsedit

• C minor
• C-sharp minor
• D minor
• D-sharp minor
• E minor
• E-flat minor
• F minor
• F-sharp minor
• G minor
• G-sharp minor
• A minor
• A-sharp minor
• A-flat minor
• B minor
• B-flat minor

Translations

the major key with E as its tonic

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: E大調 / E大调 (zh) (yìdàdiào)

• Dutch: E-majeur (nl), E-groot (nl)
• Finnish: E-duuri (fi)
• French: mi majeur (fr) m
• German: E-Dur (de) n
• Hungarian: E-dúr
• Japanese: ホ長調 (hochōchō)
• Korean: 마장조 (majangjo)
• Russian: ми мажо́р m (mi mažór)
• Spanish: mi mayor m
• Swedish: E-dur (sv)

the major chord with a root of E

• Dutch: E-majeur (nl), E-groot (nl)
• French: mi majeur (fr) m
• German: E-Dur (de) n
• Hungarian: E-dúr
• Spanish: mi mayor m
• Swedish: E-dur (sv) n