Jazzity

Chord

E# Major 7

  • E#maj7
  • E#M7
  • E#major7
  • E#Δ7
  • E#Δ
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Notes and intervals
E#M3G##m3B#M3D##

E# Major 7, written E#maj7, is built from E#, G##, B# and D##: the root, major 3rd, 5th and major 7th.

Its 3rd and 7th, G## and D##, are its guide tones: they say what kind of chord it is, so voicings are built around them and the root is often left to the bass.

Scales that fit

  1. Mode of Major

    E# Ionian

    The major scale and its modes are the most commonly used scales in western music.

  2. Mode of Major

    E# Lydian

  3. Mode of Major Bebop

    E# Major Bebop

    The major bebop scale adds a #5 passing tone to the major scale, so that a run of eight...

Voicings All 14